Chinese Economic Statecraft from 1978 to 1989: The First Decade of Deng Xiaoping's Reforms

This volume explores Chinese economic statecraft during the first decade of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policies, focusing on efforts to steer an economic course tailored to "socialism with Chinese characteristics," advanced science and technology, international institutions, and non-governmental organizations. It also examines how the Chinese military turned to building the country's new economic infrastructure and efforts to break into foreign markets.

Format: Hardback
Length: 466 pages
Publication date: 11 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive volume delves into Chinese economic statecraft during the transformative decade of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policies, spanning from 1978 to 1989. During this period, China's engagement with the global economy was characterized by cautious experimentation, as long-term strategies were still in the process of being formulated. The book explores a range of pivotal topics, including China's pursuit of an economic model that blended socialism with Chinese characteristics, its unwavering commitment to advanced science and technology, its interactions with international economic institutions such as the World Bank, its diplomatic relations with major powers like Japan, the United States, the ASEAN nations, and Europe, and the significant role played by non-governmental organizations, including foreign policy think tanks, exchange groups, and educational institutions, in shaping Chinese economic thinking and methodologies.

Contributors also shed light on how elements of the Chinese military transitioned towards constructing the country's new economic infrastructure and on China's strategic efforts to penetrate foreign markets. The volume concludes with an insightful overview and reassessment of previous findings on Chinese economic statecraft in these years, provided by one of the foremost Chinese experts on the PRC's international policy.

Weight: 755g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811692161
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022