China's Imports : Impact and Evaluation.
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- Foreign Investment in China .
- Foreign Investment in China .
Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Part One: General Report -- One- The Historical Development and Current Situationof Imports -- Two- The Effects of Imports -- Three- Development Trends of Imports -- Four- The "Secure Development" Import Strategy and Accompanying Measures -- Five- Implementing The Import Strategy -- Six- Establishing an Import Regulation System in Adherence with WTO Regulations -- Seven- A Three-in-One Import Risk Prevention and Warning System -- Part Two: Research on China's Import Development Strategy -- General Introduction China's Import Strategy -- One- A Review of Past Chinese Trade Strategies -- Two- The Development Trends of Chinese Imports -- Three- The Positive Effects and Potential Harms of Imports on the Domestic Economy -- Four- Major Issues Within Foreign Trade -- Five- China's Import Strategy -- Sub-report One: Analysis of the Course ofDevelopment of Trade and Factors Affecting Importsin China Since Reform and Opening -- One- The Development course of China's Import TradeSince Reform and Opening -- Two- Analysis of China's International and Domestic Import Environments -- Three- Analysis of the Factors Influencing Chinese Imports, Today and Tomorrow -- Four- Conclusions -- Sub-report Two: Analysis of the Effects of China's Imports -- One- Analysis Framework and Ideology -- Two- Empirical Research on the Effects of Imports -- Three- Empirical Research on the Effects of Imports and Chinese Technological Advances -- Four- Empirical Research into the Effects of Imports -- Five- Empirical Research on the Effects of Imports The Environmental and Societal Impacts of Imports -- Six- Conclusions -- Sub-report Three: Development Trends of Chinese Imports -- One- Growth Trends of the Scale of Imports -- Two- Development Trends of the Structure of Imports -- Three- Summary. Background Report- The Scientific Development Perspective and Trade Strategy -- One Conclusions and Recommendations -- Part Three: China's Regulatory Policies on Imports -- Chapter One- Summary of Import Regulatory Policies -- One- Chinese Import Regulations Before the WTO -- Two- Major Promises Within the WTO Accession Protocols Related to Imports and Improvements to Corresponding Regulations -- Three- The Current State of Import Regulations -- Four- Major Problems in Import Regulation at Present -- Chapter Two- Comparative Research of Import Regulation Institutions in Developing Nations -- BRAZIL -- One- The Evolution of Brazil's Import Regulation System -- Two- The Present Condition of Brazil's Import Regulatory System -- Three- Lessons -- INDIA -- One- India's Import Regulatory Departments and Legal System -- Two- The Fundamental Situation of India's Import Regulatory Institutions -- Three- Lessons -- RUSSIA -- One- Russia's Import Regulatory Departmentsand Legal System -- Two- The Fundamental Situation of Russia's Import Regulatory Institutions -- Three- Lessons -- Chapter Three- WTO General Exceptions and Import Risk Prevention -- Section One- A Summary of WTO General Exceptions -- Section Two- Interpretation of GATT General Exceptions -- Section Three- Commentary on the SPS and TBT Agreements -- Section Four- Feasibility Analysis of Article 16 of China's Foreign Trade Law -- Appendix: The WTO's New Explanation of GATT Article 20 and the SPS Agreement: the EU-GMO Agricultural Products Restrictions Case -- One- Commentary on the Panel's Interim Report -- Two- The GMO Case and China's Agricultural Security -- Part Four: Reference -- Copyright.
Since the beginning of reform in 1978, the Chinese import industry has expanded quickly in the wake of the rapidly growing merchandise trade. In 1978, the total value of Chinese import and export trade was USD 20.64 billion, up to 1.76069 trillion in 2006, an 84.3-fold increase. Imports alone over that period rose from USD 10.89 billion to 791.61 billion, a 71.69-fold increase. Beginning in 2003, China has been the world's third largest importer for four consecutive years. Judging from the import growth trends in recent years, it is likely that China will soon be second to only the United States in imports. This book discusses the full impact of imports on China's economy and the implications for China's trading partners and the world. The effects and composition of China's imports are examined in detail and the future trends of imports are explored. Import regulation is also examined and the risk of imports on China's economy is discussed. China's trade is central to the global economy, and this book provides a valuable Chinese perspective on this topic. (Series: Foreign Investment in China).