Research in Motion (RIM) has received clearance to sell its popular BlackBerry device in China after eight years of trying. The Canadian-based company says it’s finalizing the delivery of its products there.

A manager in RIM’s Beijing office was quoted in the Globe and Mail newspaper Wednesday as saying RIM expects to start selling its 8700g handset in Chinese shops at the end of next month and has already received 5,000 advance orders.

RIM’s move into China comes as it competes in the United States with Apple Inc.’s heavily hyped iPhone, which began selling in the U.S. last Friday. The iPhone can handle phone calls, e-mail, Web browsing, music and videos.

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