China's Expansion in International Business

Peter Baláž is Head of the Department of International Trade and Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia. Previously he has been a visiting professor at several universities around the world including the University of Indonesia, Minnesota State University, USA, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, and the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic. Peter has authored or co-authored 25 books and published 150 articles in international journals.Stanislav Zábojnik is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia. He specialises in international management and international business, and has focused particularly on the economic growth of China and its increasing role in the global energy market. Stanislav was previously the head of the foreign trade department in a commercial company, where he was responsible for trade with Chinese companies. His research has been published in many leading journals and presented at international conferences.Lukáš Harvánek is a doctoral graduate from the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia. Having studied the Chinese energy market and previously been responsible of business operations in South Asia at Eximbanka SR in Bratislava, Lukáš currently works at Sberbank CZ in Prague, Czech Republic, and focuses on business in Asia.

• 1. China and its New Position in the World Economy.- 2.China's Economic Growth and its Main Sources.- 3. The Growing Importance of China in Global Trade.- 4. FDI as a Driving Force of China's Expansion.- 5. The Importance of the Energy Sector in China's Growth Strategy.- Quo Vadis China.