China's Century: The Awakening of the Next Economic Powerhouse

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China's Century examines why China's economy is expected to overtake that of the U.S.--from both a Western and Chinese perspective. Woven together with commentary from Laurence Brahm, this book will cover a wide range of current topics, featuring a number of leading names from both China and the West such as Ezra Vogel, Brent Scowcroft, and Zhou Nan.
* One of the most comprehensive, wide-ranging books on China yet published.
* Features Chinese experts and Westerners with extensive experience of this remarkable country.
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Overview

China's Century examines why China's economy is expected to overtake that of the U.S.--from both a Western and Chinese perspective. Woven together with commentary from Laurence Brahm, this book will cover a wide range of current topics, featuring a number of leading names from both China and the West such as Ezra Vogel, Brent Scowcroft, and Zhou Nan.
* One of the most comprehensive, wide-ranging books on China yet published.
* Features Chinese experts and Westerners with extensive experience of this remarkable country.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780471479017
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/28/2001
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 280
  • Product dimensions: 6.40 (w) x 9.63 (h) x 1.38 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Pt. 1 Economy and Reform 1
The Road Map 10
Unprecedented Experiment 16
Dealing with Globalization 24
Fighting Corruption Amidst Economic Reform 38
Pt. II International Relations 57
China's Foreign Affairs in the New Century 68
The Canada-China Relationship: A Personal Perspective 74
ASEM - A New Dimension in Asian-European Relations 88
China in a World of Risk 98
Pt. III Investment and Trade 109
China's Foreign Economic Trade in the 21st Century 118
Kodak and China: Seven Years of Kodak Moments 126
China's WTO Accession - The Big Picture 136
China, Unlike Its Famous City, Is Forbidden No More 142
Private Equity in China 154
Pt. IV Industry and Commerce 165
Striving to Realize the Three-Year Target of State-Owned Enterprise Reform and Separation of Losses 174
Progress from Tradition - China Moves into the 21st Century 184
Industrial Automation and China's Future Development 190
Fueling China's Growth 198
Chemicals - A Key Pillar for China's Economic Development in the New Century 204
Pt. V Government and Law 211
A New Chapter in Constructing China's Legal System 218
Governance in China: The Present and Future Tense 234
The Role of Arbitration in Resolving Chinese-Foreign Business Disputes: Past, Present and Future 244
The Future of Law and Order in Hong Kong: Reinventing the Hong Kong Police 250
Pt. VI Banking and Finance 259
China's Banking and Financial Sector Reforms in the New Century 266
China: The Long March to Capital Market Reform 278
Banking and Finance in China 288
China's Insurance Industry - Facing a New Era of Opportunities and Challenges 298
China's Financial System Needs Transparency and Accountability 306
Pt. VII Technology and Internet 313
The Development of the Information and Network Technology Industry of China 320
How the Internet Will Shape China 326
Wiring China for the New Century 334
Internet/E-Business in China: Development of a Legal Framework 348
Pt. VIII Media and Communications 361
China's Media Is Welcoming Network Time 368
The New Millennium: China in the Connected World 374
Third Eye to Read China's News 380
Creeping Freedoms in China's Press 386
Conclusion 403
Index 415

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