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 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...