QI Zhixin1( 齐志新 ), CHEN Wenying1( 陈文颖) and WU Zongxin2( 吴宗鑫 ) Editorial note: International experiences show that most industrialized nations have experienced a contradictory stage of fast per capita energy consumption growth versus rapid energy structural change in the process of industrialization. Given China’s ...
MA Yingtong1 ( 马瀛通 ) Editorial note: Scholars around the world are voicing their criticisms on China’s family planning policy, which, in their opinions, will lead to an unhealthy population structure. This article reviews the concepts of “rich before old” and “negative demographic bonus”, and ...
LI Xiaohua1( 李晓华 ) Editorial note: China’s industry has maintained a steady fast-paced growth since the adoption of the opening-up and reform policy and its development has attracted attention worldwide. Some people are so amazed that they have named it the “China Miracle” while others ...
CHEN Wenling1( 陈文玲 ) Editorial note: Consumer demand is the driving force of economy. Since 1978, China has witnessed a massive rise in consumption and expansion of consumption mix. However, insuffi cient consumption has remained a primary constraint to economic growth. As such, domestic demand ...
CHEN Taifeng1 ( 陈泰锋 ) Editorial note: Prior to WTO accession, many Chinese scholars concentrated their research on the pros and cons of joining WTO. After 5 years of WTO membership these pros and cons are reviewed and reconsidered. This article assesses and analyses WTO ...
ZHU Hongjun1( 朱红军 ), WANG Bin2( 王彬 ) and TIAN Zishen3( 田子莘 ) Editorial note: Due to the ineffi ciency of many State-owned enterprises (SOEs), an important step in China’s market-oriented reform is to scale down SOEs while vigorously developing the private economy. But ...
YU PeiweiI( 于培伟 ) and HE Yadong2( 何亚东 ) Editorial note: China’s official foreign exchange reserve has exceeded US$1 trillion. What are the implications of such high foreign exchange reserves on China? What is the relationship between trade imbalance and trade friction? Can a ...
YANG Laike1( 杨来科 ) and LIAO Chun2( 廖春 ) Editorial note: China is currently one of the world’s largest FDI recipients and also a country often plagued by trade disputes. The unsteady relationship between FDI and China’s trade, however, has not received adequate attention. According ...
WU Yaowu( 1 吴要武) and ZHAO Quan( 2 赵泉) Editorial note: In recent years, many scholars have the opinion that China’s rapid economic growth has failed to engender corresponding employment growth, and are thus doubtful of the national welfare gained from China’s economic growth. Concurrently, ...
WANG Zhile1( 王志乐 ) Editorial note: Foreign funded M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) activity is becoming increasingly common in China. In this article Wang Zhile assesses the effects and risks associated with M&A, finding that foreign funded M&A activity is immensely beneficial to China and poses ...