§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what has been the level of United Kingdom exports to China in each of the last five years in(a) records, (b) television programmes and (c) films;
(2) what has been the level of (a) exports to and (b) imports from China in manufactured goods in each of the last five years;
(3) what has been the level of (a) exports to and (b) imports from China in each of the last five years;
(4) whether he will list the five industries which have exported goods or services to the highest value to China in each of the last five years;
United Kingdom trade with China 1983 to 1987 I—Total trade and trade in manufactured goods £ million 1983 1984 1985 1986 January to December 1987 Total exports 160.3 317.3 396.5 535.9 416.0 Of which: Manufactured goods 136.1 308.3 369.4 511.7 391.1 Total imports 231.4 278.4 308.0 327.0 391.8 Of which: Manfactured goods 132.5 163.0 171.4 185.3 270.3
II—Analysis of exports by SITC R2 divisions equating to broad industrial sectors £ million Division (s) 1983 1984 1985 1986 January to December 1987 71–14 (Industrial machinery and plant) 27.2 74.7 132.0 209.4 148.6 78–79 (Transport) 9.6 12.4 50.3 62.4 72.5 67 (Iron and steel) 11.1 15.3 44.8 41.5 38.7 87 (Professional and scientific instruments) 18.0 41.0 35.7 33.4 36.3 Section 5 (Chemical) 31.5 35.2 42.6 38.0 35.4
III—United Kingdom exports of books, records, videos and films £ thousand 1983 1984 1985 1986 January to December 1987 Books 414 937 507 343 808 Records 6 9 — — 0 Recorded videos 2 8 20 6 4 Developed cinematographic films 9 42 26 11 11 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes:
- 1. 1987 figures provisional.
- 2. Manfactured goods are defined as sections 5 to 8 of the standard international trade classification revision 2 (SITC R2):
- 3. Books are defined as United Kingdom tariff headings 4901 0010 and 4903 0000:
- 4. Records are defined as United Kingdom tariff headings 9212 3400, 3510 and 3599:
- 5. Recorded videos are defined as United Kingdom tariff heading 9212 3950:
- 6. Films are defined as SITC R2 item 883.00.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will list the number of trade delegations to China that his Department has supported in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe numbers of outward missions to China supported by the Department for the period were:
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Number 1983 3 1984 8 (5) what has been the level of United Kingdom exports of books to China in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation on the value of exported goods to China by industries, as defined in the standard industrial classification, is not available: figures have been compiled using standard international trade classification revision 2 divisions equating to the broad industrial sectors. Information on the value of services and the "performance fee" value of television programmes and films exported to China is not available. Television programmes are not identified in theOverseas Trade Statistics; figures for recorded videos have been provided and may include television programmes. The available information is given in the following tables:
Number 1985 7 1986 12 1987 7 Total 37 In addition, the Department supported 14 seminars in China over the same period: 379W
Number 1983 None 1984 4 1985 1 1986 4 1987 5
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many United Kingdom companies have established joint ventures in China in each of the last five years.
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Opening Date City Title 1983–84 12 April 1983 Shanghai Multinational Instrumentation Conference and Exhibition 18 July 1983 Shanghai Naval Technology and Shipboard Electronic Defence Equipment Show 26 August 1983 Guangzhou International Telecommunications Scientific and Technical Expo Conference 21 October 1983 Shanghai International Marine Equipment Show (Marintec) 7 November 1983 Shanghai International Congress and Exhibition on Heat Treatment. 22 November 1983 Guangzhou Offshore Oil Exhibition and Conference 20 February 1984 Tianjin All-British Scientific Instruments Exhibition/Seminar 27 February 1984 Peking Multi-Nation Medical Equipment and Instrument Exhibition 1984–85 5 April 1984 Beijing International Electronic Production Conference 10 June 1984 Shanghai International Exhibition on Textiles 17 September 1984 Shanghai International Exhibition of Rubber and Plastics Industries 9 October 1984 Shanghai International Environmental Control Measuring and Testing Equipment 30 October 1984 Beijing International Tourism and Hotel Facilities Exhibition 30 October 1984 Beijing Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition 5 November 1984 Beijing International Telecommunications, Computer and Electronics Exhibition and Conference 19 November 1984 Hangzhou International Food Processing and Packaging Equipment Exhibition 21 November 1984 Beijing Railway and Subway Expo/China '84 29 November 1984 Tianjin Electric Power and Water Expo 4 December 1984 Shanghai International Exhibition on Advanced Electronic Technology 1985–86 21 April 1985 Shanghai Semiconductor International 16 May 1985 Nanjing International Exhibition on Building Equipment, Building Material Machinery and Building Material 22 May 1985 Guangzhou Port Development and Coastal Transportation Expo 3 July 1985 Shanghai International Exhibition on Automotive Industry 18 September 1985 Beijing 2nd International Environmental Control, Measuring and Testing Equipment Exhibition 8 October 1985 Chengdu China Medical Expo 22 October 1985 Beijing International Packaging Conference and Exhibition 4 November 1985 Beijing International Agrobusiness Exhibition and Conference 26 November 1985 Guangzhou 3rd Offshore Oil Exhibition and Conference 2 December 1985 Shanghai Marintec China 7 December 1985 Beijing International New Computer Technology Exhibition 22 February 1986 Beijing Nuclear and Power China '86 13 March 1986 Beijing International Textile Industry Exhibition 14 March 1986 Beijing 2nd International Petroleum Equipment Show 20 March 1986 Beijing International Exhibition on Machine Tools, Metalworking and Allied Industries 28 March 1986 Beijing International Amusement and Educational Technology Exposition 1986–87 8 April 1986 Shanghai International Exhibition on Textile Machinery 16 April 1986 Beijing Multi-National Instrumentation Conference and Exhibition 18 April 1986 Beijing International Electronic Production Conference
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is not readily available.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will list the British trade fairs supported by the British Overseas Trade Board in China in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe trade fairs held in China over the past five years which attracted support through the British Overseas Trade Board are as follows:
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Opening Date City Title 16 May 1986 Shanghai 3rd International Exhibition of Construction Equipment and Material 5 June 1986 Beijing International Trade Fair for Education Equipment 10 June 1986 Beijing International Exhibition of Rubber and Plastics Industries 3 July 1986 Beijing International Exhibition on Automotive Industry 16 October 1986 Beijing International Telecommunications/Computer Exhibition and Conference 18 October 1986 Beijing International Foundry Conference and Exhibition 4 November 1986 Beijing Asian Defence Technology Exposition 10 November 1986 Beijing Railway, Urban Transport and Subway Expo/China '86 27 November 1986 Guangzhou International Agrotechnology and Food Processing Exhibition and Conference 9 December 1986 Guangzhou 1st Onshore Oil Exhibition and Conference 10 March 1987 Beijing 2nd Electric Power and Water Expo 1987–88 24 April 1987 Shanghai Semiconductor International 7 May 1987 Beijing China Coal 17 June 1987 Shanghai 3rd International Exhibition on Automotive Industry 24 June 1987 Beijing 3rd Environmental Pollution and Control, Measuring and Testing Equipment Exhibition 12 September 1987 Beijing 2nd International Exhibition on Medical Equipment and Supplies 14 October 1987 Beijing Aviation Expo/China 24 November 1987 Guangzhou 2nd International Packaging Conference and Exhibition 24 November 1987 Beijing 4th International Exhibition on Rubber and Plastic Industries "Chinaplas" 4 March 1988 Beijing International Exhibition Machine Tools, Metalworking and Allied Industries
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what discussions he has had with the Chinese Government about the problems of unauthorised publication of British books in China.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkChinese law does not extend copyright protection to foreign works and such works may therefore be published in that country. Contact on the subject of copyright has been made over a number of years with the Chinese Government, both at ministerial and official level. Recently, the Chinese Government have made good progress in drawing up a comprehensive law for the protection of both domestic and foreign works. In doing this, they have consulted widely with international experts. We understand that they hope to have the new law in force by 1990 and that they intend to join one of the international copyright conventions. We will continue to encourage the Chinese Government in this process.