China’s Emerging Global Businesses

YONGJIN ZHANG is Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has previously held research posts at both Oxford University and the Australian National University. His most recent publications include China in International Society since 1949 and Power and Responsibility in Chinese Foreign Policy.

• Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations List of Tables List of Figures Introduction PART I: REVISITING THE ECONOMIC INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CHINA Economic Reform and Internationalization The Internationalization of the Chinese Economy: Empirical Evidence PART II: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CHINA'S EMERGING MULTINATIONALS Towards Transnationalization of Chinese Firms: Policies and Debates China's Multinational Corporations: Then and Now PART III: THE TRANSNATIONALIZATION OF CHINESE FIRMS: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTIGATIONS CITIC: A Pioneer of China's Multinationals Sinochem: Global Reach Shougang: Going Transnational Conclusion Bibliography Index