China’s regional and global power

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz meets with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on 15 Jan. 2012 at the royal palace in Riyadh. Wen pressed Saudi Arabia to open its huge oil and gas resources to expanded Chinese investment. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Zhang Yunling, CASS

Since China’s reform and opening-up policies began in the 1970s, the country’s average annual economic growth rate has hovered around 10 per cent.

Currently, China’s gross domestic product is second only to the United States; it is the world’s largest exporter and importer and the largest holder of foreign exchange reserves. Along with China’s remarkable economic rise comes an increase in China’s role in both regional and global development and governance. Read more…