Abstract

The caselet describes the rise of China as one of the world’s preferred destinations for foreign investment. The initiatives taken by the authorities to strengthen China’s position as a foreign direct investment destination form part of the caselet.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• The emergence of China as one of the top five trading nations
• The benefit of MFN status to China
• and How can China benefit from being a member of the WTO.

Keywords

Market-based economy, MFN (most favored nation) status, trade barriers, WTO, foreign trade, Chinese economy