Chinese forest products exports

China is both an importer of wood raw materials from the Unece region as well as increasingly an exporter of finished and semi-finished products to Unece region markets.
The Chinese Government has successfully attracted foreign investment through generous promotional policies.
Importing countries are frequently divided on the benefits and detriments of the new trade channels. For example, in the Us, half of imported wooden furniture imports came from China in 2006, mainly from Us joint ventures. More information on this and other facets of forest products can be found in the Unece/Fao forest products annual market review, 2006-2007. To download a free copy go to: http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/tc-publ.htm.