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Exports and FDI in China

Zhang, Jing; Zhang, Xufei

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Authors

JING ZHANG J.ZHANG@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor

Xufei Zhang



Contributors

Ricardo A. L�pez
Editor

Kishor Sharma,
Editor

Abstract

Since it adopted open-door policy and launched economic reforms in 1978, China’s exports, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and economy have grown rapidly. China has become the largest exporter since 2009 and its exports have grown much faster than imports, resulting in a huge trade surplus over the years. Meanwhile, China has also been one of the largest recipients of FDI in the world. Its experience with exports and FDI undoubtedly has important implications for other developing countries. Rapid growth in China’s exports appears to have been due to its increasing involvement in processing trade, which is facilitated by FDI (see chapter by Sharma and Wang on this volume). Trade intermediaries and indirect export through Hong Kong also seem to play an important role in this process. Intermediary firms play an important role in international trade especially in Asian developing countries and recent research in international trade has begun to examine the role of intermediary firms in export expansion (Bernard et al, 2010 and Antras and Costinot, 2011). The purpose of this chapter is to provide an updated picture of China’s exports and FDI by surveying the most recent research on this topic. It also identifies the challenges China faces, and explores the policy implications.

Citation

Zhang, J., & Zhang, X. (2015). Exports and FDI in China. In O. Morrissey, R. A. López, & K. Sharma, (Eds.), Handbook on trade and development. Edward Elgar

Publication Date May 29, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 22, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Book Title Handbook on trade and development
ISBN 9781781005309
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/751088
Publisher URL http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-on-trade-and-development
Additional Information This draft chapter/article that has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing in Handbook on trade and development edited by Oliver Morrissey, Ricardo A. López, Kishor Sharma published in 2015. http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-on-trade-and-development

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