The manufacturing sector has been the most important and the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China since 1979. This article examines the composition and the location determinants of FDI in China's manufacturing. The study shows that FDI in China's manufacturing is mainly...

Since 1993 China has become the second largest FDI recipient in the world and the single largest host country among the developing countries. This paper finds that the regional distribution of FDI inflows into China has been very uneven and mainly concentrated in the East region. Among the...

This paper examines the process and extent of China's commercial integration into the global economy through its trade and investment links. China's emergence as an economic entity appears to have been a result of combination of 'push' factors in capital rich economies such as the NIEs and...

Using an econometric regression analysis to test the hypotheses based on the location advantages of the theory of FDI, this paper investigated and answered two main questions: what are the location determinants of FDI inflows into developing countries and what is the relative performance of...

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade and further to examine the impact of FDI on trade from the evidence of China. Some earlier theoretical work has predicted either a substitute or complementary relationship...

This paper examines the evolution and the main features of China's inward foreign direct investment policies implemented since 1979. The paper reveals that in all the policy aspects relating to FDI China has taken a positive but gradual reform approach. This has been demonstrated by the gradual...

Foreign direct investment in China by country of origin, on the one hand, presents significant diversification in terms of the total number of investing countries; on the other hand, it also shows great concentration in terms of the overwhelming dominance of developing source countries,...

At present, rural non-bank financial institutions have become an important feature of the rural financial system in China's underdeveloped areas. This article analyses the current situation and basic characteristics of such institutions based on a survey conducted in 1997 in a county in Henan...

Foreign direct investment has made an important contribution to Guangdong's impressive economic growth in the past 18 years and to its current leading position in China. Now, without preferential policies and some other advantages, Guangdong is facing more difficulties than before to attract...

China's maize production has experienced rapid growth during the period of on-going economic reforms. However, the magnitude of the growth has varied across regions. The bulk of the increased output has been generated from a few large producing provinces, whereas the increase in other provinces...