41.   The talks will be based on a study of Chinese enterprises carried out on the basis of previously unpublished material, sources at the centre said.

42.   Washington late last year accused a leading Chinese state enterprise of exporting missile technology to Pakistan despite a pledge by Beijing to crack down on weapons proliferation.

43.   Wu called on Chinese enterprises to become more efficient and improve export capacities to offset the slowing growth rate.

44.   Zhou said Hong Kong would still be the main stock market for Chinese enterprises listing overseas while China was exploring new international capital markets.

45.   Large-scale Chinese enterprises have long hoped to set up investment banks, commercial banks or insurance companies of their own to provide a direct funding source.

46.   The company, the first Chinese enterprise to make mobile telecommunications equipment, produces cellular telephones in cooperation with Motorola Inc. of the United States.

47.   The foreign banks, however, are restricted to dealing with foreign-invested enterprises and individuals and selected Chinese enterprises and to business within the Shanghai area.

48.   The number of patents applied for by all Chinese enterprises in a year is smaller than for one major foreign corporation, he said.