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China has achieved much in the 30 years that
have passed since the onset of major reforms. In
2010, China became the second largest economy in
the world as its gross domestic product (GDP)
soared to USD 5.9 trillion. That figure has been
growing at a rate of 10% per year. At the same time,
though, China’s per capita GDP was only USD
4,382 in 2010, 95
th
in the world. The accelerated
development of the Chinese economy, coupled with
the intensity and speed of its reform process, has
allowed international investment and trade to
become important means towards promoting the
development of the country. At the same time, they
have facilitated China’s involvement in economic
globalization. By the end of 2009, China had
approved over 660,000 foreign investments totaling
USD 997.4 billion, the highest cumulative figure
among developing countries over a 17-year period.
Even in 2008 and 2009, when the world was swept
by the financial crisis, the size of foreign direct
investment in China dropped only slightly. China’s FDI in 2009 was USD 230 billion, seven
times over 2003 levels when the “going global” strategy was launched. The total import and
export volume in China’s foreign trade in 2009 amounted to USD 2.2 trillion, including an
Recommendation:
China needs to
take proactive positions regarding
environment and deve
lopment that will:
(1) ensure that those investing within
China operate at the highest standards of
CSR; (2) secure goodwill and the right to
operate in countries abroad for Chinese
ventures, based on th
e quality and style
of investment and benefits for local
people; and (3) seek
bilateral, regional,
and international trade, environment, and
other agreements that
take into account
Chinese interests and concerns for a
green economy, and indeed, for the
transition to ecological civilization.
China should aim to be an open and
declared advocate in developing and
promoting international green
transformation.
See Seetion 6 for more discussion
about this recommendation.
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export volume of USD 1.2 trillion (equivalent to 10% of global trade export volume). Such
an amount of exports placed it first among exporting nations, even ahead of traditional
exporters like Germany. At the same time, it imported USD 1.0 trillion, achieving a trade
surplus of USD 196 billion.