CHINA'S CHOICES AFTER THE CURRENT ECONOMIC
CRISIS: GOING GLOBAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL?
The conclusion that China will make use of globalization seems to be valid for the
coming years
red. Günter Heiduk, Agnieszka McCaleb
Even in the last three years, where leading economies recorded an economic downturn,
China nearly maintained its path of growth. A closer look at the driving forces
suggests that the former primary source - China's trade - lost some of its momentum.
Taking into consideration that the 12th Five-Year Plan announces a shift in the ranking of
the pillars of China's general model of growth pattern from trade and foreign investment
to domestic consumption, the question arises to what extent "going global, regional
or national" are substitutive choices.
The present collection of contributions examines China's embeddedness into global,
regional and bilateral relations from historical, economic and legal perspectives.
Learning that the exposure to unstable export demand creates risks, but also knowing that
stable import demand of energy and natural resources is essential for sustainable growth,
it seems very likely that China will balance external and internal driving forces rather
than waive export opportunities or protect the domestic markets in order to shift demand
from foreign to domestic markets.
Last but not least, the apparent evidence for China's long-term ambition of playing an
essential role in the global arena needs to combine economic openness, domestic economic
and political stability, and global political cooperativeness.
FOREWORD
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX OF FIGURES
INDEX OF TABLES
ABBREVIATIONS
Part I
INTRODUCTION
Günter Heiduk
Part II
CHINA'S OPENING-UP IN THE 1980S AND 1990S
Günter Heiduk and Jonathan Holslag
Part III
CHINA'S GOING GLOBAL: CHINA'S EMERGING MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
Agnieszka McCaleb
Part IV
CHINA'S GOING REGIONAL: CHINA'S ROLE IN ASIA
Günter Heiduk
Part V
SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION - EXCELLENT BEGINNING,
WORSE PROGRESS
Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar
Part VI
EU-CHINA AND USA-CHINA TRADE DISPUTES: SIGNALING THE RISE OF NEO-MERCANTILISM OR
RETURN OF PROTECTIONISM?
YAN Yuhua and LIU Yinan
Part VII
CHINA'S ECONOMIC STRATEGY TOWARDS AFRICA 2000-2010. IS THERE A NEW MARSHALL PLAN?
Małgorzata K. Krusiewicz
Part VIII
CHINA IN SEARCH FOR NATURAL RESOURCES
Magdalena Senderowska
Part IX
CONCLUSIONS
Günter Heiduk
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