Inside the Modern Dragon

China: A 21st Century Engine of Change

Articles:

China's One-child Policy and Its Impact on Women

Trade Dispute: What's Riding on the Tire Case?

A Diplomat's Message: Asian Power is Rising

China's Economy

China Epitomizes 'Globalization'

China Hums a New Tune: the Quest for a Harmonious Society

Book Reviews

China Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World

Welcome!

Inside the Modern Dragon examines the way globalization is reshaping China. It explores the country from several viewpoints. By providing a tourist's experiences in some of its greatest cities, this web site allows readers to identify with the quest to understand China. It also provides factual information and analysis of China's role in the global economy.

Why China?

China is full of dichotomies: It is rich; it is poor. It is developing; it is developed. It is a country in search of itself. China is constantly remaking itself--defining itself into a new, great power. Its people are proud yet humble. They envision the day their country will be the largest economy in the world. They build large skyscrapers. They buy designer clothing. They produce massive quantities of products to export to the world.

China’s bold and vivacious entry into the global economy is at the center of most discussions about trade, international business, climate change and foreign policy. Its track record of double-digit growth is the envy of the world. Behind the news about China's economy is a story about human struggle, dislocation, upwardly mobile entrepreneurs as well as internally impoverished migrants. In short, it is a story about modern societal change.

Global impact:

China’s track record of expanding its economy by 8, 9, 10 and 11 percent per year is the envy of the world. Thanks to its double-digit annual economic growth, China is emerging as a major world power. Many economists predict that it will become the world’s largest market by 2025. China owes its successes to its ability to market itself as a leading provider of cheap land, labor and resources. Its example is a story about fierce capitalism that challenges the world to compete in an aggressive, and perhaps defensive, fashion. China’s rise has a significant and irreversible impact on the way the world does business, hires workers and buys products. China matters.

China encapsulates the contrasting forces present in the concept we call globalization. (Read More...)

 

 

 

The "MIT of China"

Doing Business the Guanxi Way

Shanghai Lights

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