Source: CNN Money.com (2006): FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 (2005)
Note: The figure is based on data published by the Journal FORBES at: http://www.forbes.com/2003/07/07/internationaland.html

As displayed by this figure, there were only 16 Chinese companies among the world's 500 largest enterprises in 2005. This clearly indicates that China is still far away from exercising a dominating role in the global business world.

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