Chinese Economy: Issues And Policies

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Question 1 -Analyse the possible threats that foreign companies face when investing in China, and discuss the measures that the Chinese authorities are taking to combat some of these threats. Use case examples to illustrate your answer. Question 2 -To what extent has there been a genuine transition from a planned to a market economy in China? QUESTION 1 1. Introduction Since the end of the 1990’s we have been able to see an incredibly fast growth in terms of business development in China. From Dalian to Shanghai, from Guangdong to Fujian but also if we go deep into the country’s interior, along the Yangzi river to the province of Sichuan, special economic zones have been developed where many foreign companies have centralised their production activities, swamping the market within very competitive prices. -China’s Open Door Policy has been carried out for more than 20 years since the late 1970's by Deng Xiaoping. Before Deng's era, China was ruled under the radical politics-oriented and self-sustained policy by Mao Zedong, which had China's door closed in front of the foreign countries. Learned from the failure experiences, Deng realized that in order to let China to be modernized, the reforms should be taken initially on the interest in the economic sector. Then Deng started his goal by advocating China to open its door to the rest of the world, which was the "Open Door Policy". -Special Economic Zones were designated areas in China that were provided of special economic regulations that were different from other areas in the same country. Moreover, these regulations contained measures that were favourable to foreign direct investment. All these measures have triggered and spectacular economical growth in the Chinese economy. -Main potential threats that foreign firms have to face when investing in China- IPR (Intellectual Property

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