By mid 2012, over 40,000 division chiefs will have been through the Party’s training to become the future backbones of the Party. From July to October 2010, middle-aged and young Party cadres completed four sessions. Most of the trainees were born in the 1960s and 70s. The training campaign started in March 2009, and over 12,000 have been trained by the Party so far. The courses place a priority on glorifying the Party’s traditions and history. For example, on September 11, 2010, 112 division chiefs wore uniforms and hats of the old Red Army and walked part of the path that the Red Army once traveled.

Source: Xinhua, November 29, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-11/29/c_12826014.htm

According to Xinhua, on November 25, 2010, China published "Regulations on the Registration of Foreign Companies’ Representative Offices (as opposed to subsidiaries) in China." The regulations, which go into effect March 1, 2011, include rules on registration, establishment, cancellation of registration, and legal responsibilities of the representative offices of foreign companies. According to the regulations, such representative offices may only conduct non-business activities, including market surveys, product display and promotion, and liaising on behalf of their parent companies on product sales, customer service, and procurement and investment in China. The regulations also apply to the representative offices that companies from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan set up in Mainland China.
 
The representative offices must not conduct activities that endanger China’s state security or social benefits. Offices violating the rules face up to a 500,000 yuan fine.

Source: Xinhua, November 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-11/26/c_12817789.htm

People’s Daily recently published an article by Jiang Jianguo, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP). The article called for culture system reform in order to increase the nation’s soft power, which should match China’s current economic and international status. The author pointed out that the U.S. commands 43% of the world’s “culture market.” The E.U. holds 34%. The Asia-Pacific region only holds 19% (Japan 10%, Korea 5%, China and the other nations 4%). It is believed that China’s international influence is very weak. The article suggests establishing a strategy to use culture to improve China’s “cultural soft power.” The article identified the key principle as “ensuring the Party tightly maintains control over the culture industry.”

Source: People’s Daily Online, November 22, 2010
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/13279140.html