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Modes of supply: (1) Cross-border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons
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Limitation on market access |
Limitation on national treatment |
Additional commitments |
2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES
B. Courier Services
(CPC 75121, except for those currently specifically reserved to Chinese postal authorities by law) |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) Upon accession, foreign service suppliers will be permitted to establish joint ventures with foreign investment not exceeding 49 per cent.
Within one year after China's accession, foreign majority ownership will be permitted.
Within four years after China's accession, foreign service suppliers will be permitted to establish wholly foreign-owned subsidiaries
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal commitments. |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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C. Telecommunication Services
Value-added Services
Including the following:
(h) Electronic mail
(i) Voice mail
(j) On-line information and database retrieval
(k) Electronic data interchange
(l) Enhanced/Value-added facsimile services
(including store and forward, store and retrieve)
(m) Code and protocol conversion
(n) On-line information and/or data processing (including transaction processing)
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(1) See mode 3
(2) None
(3) Foreign service suppliers will be permitted to establish joint venture value-added telecommunication enterprises, without quantitative restrictions, and provide services in the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. Foreign investment in joint venture shall be no more than 30 per cent.
Within one year after China's accession, the areas will be expanded to include Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo,
Qingdao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Xi'an, Taiyuan and Wuhan and foreign investment shall be no more than 49 per cent.
Within two years after China's accession, there will be no geographic restriction and foreign investment shall be no more than 50 per cent.
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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China undertakes the obligations contained in the Reference Paper in Annex I attached hereto. |
Basic Telecommunication
Services
- Paging Services |
(1) See mode 3
(2) None
(3) Foreign service suppliers will be permitted to establish joint venture enterprises, without quantitative restrictions, and provide services in and between the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. Foreign investment in joint venture shall be no more than 30 per cent.
Within one year after China's accession, the areas will be expanded to include services in and between Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Xi'an, Taiyuan and Wuhan and foreign investment shall be no more than 49 per cent.
Within two years after China's accession, there will be no geographic restriction and foreign investment shall be no more than 50 per cent.
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments. |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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China undertakes the obligations contained in the Reference Paper in Annex 1 attached hereto. |
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Mobile Voice and Data Services:
- Analogue / Digital / Cellular Services
- Personal Communication Services
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(1) See mode 3
(2) None
(3) Upon China's accession, foreign service suppliers will be permitted to establish joint venture enterprises, without quantitative restrictions, and provide services in and between the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. Foreign investment in the joint venture shall be no more than 25 per cent.
Within one year after accession, the areas will be expanded to include services in and between Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Xi'an, Taiyuan and Wuhan and foreign investment shall be no more than 35 per cent.
Within three years after accession, foreign investment shall be no more than 49 per cent.
Within five years after accession, there will be no geographic restriction.
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments. |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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- Domestic Services
(a) Voice services
(b) Packet-switched data transmission services
(c) Circuit-switched data transmission services
(f) Facsimile services
(g) Domestic private leased circuit services
- International Services
(a) Voice services
(b) Packet-switched data transmission services
(c) Circuit-switched data transmission services
(f) Facsimile services
(g) International closed user group voice and data services (use of private leased circuit service is permitted)
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(1) See mode 3
(2) None
(3) Within three years after China's accession, foreign service suppliers will be permitted to establish joint venture enterprises, without quantitative restrictions, and provide services in and between the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. Foreign investment in the joint venture shall be no more than 25 per cent.
Within five years after accession, the areas will be expanded to include services in and between Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Xi'an, Taiyuan and Wuhan. And foreign investment shall be no more than 35 per cent.
Within six years after accession, there will be no geographic restriction and foreign investment shall be no more than 49 per cent.
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments. |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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D. Audiovisual Services
- Videos, including entertainment software and
(CPC 83202), distribution services
- Sound recording distribution services
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(1) None
(2) None
(3) Upon accession, foreign services suppliers will be permitted to establish contractual joint ventures with Chinese partners to engage in the distribution of audiovisual products, excluding motion pictures, without prejudice to China's right to examine the content of audio and video products (see footnote 1).
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal commitments. |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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Without prejudice to compliance with China's regulations on the administration of films, upon accession, China will allow the importation of motion pictures for theatrical release on a revenue-sharing basis and the number of such imports shall be 20 on an annual basis. |
| - Cinema Theatre Services |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) Upon accession, foreign services suppliers will be permitted to construct and/or renovate cinema theatres, with foreign investment no more than 49 per cent.
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal commitments. |
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in horizontal commitments.
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