China Real Estate

Propelled by the huge domestic consumer market,China's electronics sector has expanded into a diverse and comprehensive industry. Although imports or foreign brands still make up a significant share of sales,domestic companies marketing their own brands have flourished to rival the market shares of multinationals like Sony and Toshiba. Lenovo Group is China's largest IT company and tops China's computer sales over Dell, the number two contender. Haier presently claims the title of fourth among the world's white goods(large household appliances)manufacturers, with about 30% of the Chinese domestic market. Companies like Changhong-China's largest television producer, Konka, and TCL, hold large shares in the electronics market.
The Pearl River Delta region in southern China was the first place to see the boom in China's electronics industry and remains the focal point of activity.

Operations in the Yangtze River Delta, including Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, are newer and therefore generally have a slight technological advantage over those in Guangdong. The region's high-tech industry experienced a huge influx of operations from Taiwan in the late 1990's. Suzhou is now the world's largest laptop computer producer, for instance.

The northern coast has also emerged as a high-tech leader. Qingdao is home to names such as Haier and Hisense, two of China's best known domestic brands. Dalian has become a center for IT, with operations of IBM, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Dell, Sony and other IT celebrities.