This article studies China's industrial competitiveness using international perspectives and comparison. Adopting the index of competitive industrial performance developed by the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO), we assess China's position in the world and analyze the dynamics of...

Developing countries may expand their exports through participating in international production networks organized by multinational corporations. China appears to have been successful with this approach in the past two decades. Its exports rose from $9.8 billion in 1978 (ranked as thirty-second...

This study analyzes effects of international investment on poverty reduction in China by testing a growth model with provincial data. Economic growth is the single most important factor influencing poverty reduction. Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) seems central to achieving that goal...

Since 2003, China has been one of the most significant sources of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world. How did this happen? What are the features of Chinese outward direct investment (ODI)? Are they different from developed-country FDI? Why do Chinese firms go multinational?...

American politicians claim that the Chinese exchange rate with the U.S. dollar is a major cause of the huge U.S. trade deficit. This article examines the issue by asking the following questions: How has the United States been able to run a growing trade deficit with the world since the late...