China's Integration with the Global Economy WTO Accession, Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 is widely regarded as a major milestone in the development of the Chinese economy as well as the multilateral trading system. There is no doubt that the accession has led to deepened integration of the Chinese economy into the global economy and moved China towards a more rules-based economic system. This book provides a remarkable background of information about China's economy after WTO accession and analyses many important issues concerning China's economic growth, international trade, transparency of trade policy, regional trade arrangements, foreign direct investment, banking sector liberalization, exchange rate reform, agricultural trade and energy demand. The book is an indispensable source for scholars and students interested in Chinese economic studies and many chapters should also be of interest to a wide range of readers.