Since the global crisis, China's foreign trade is no longer driven by its involvement in the global supply chains (i ….e. by processing trade) but its dynamics stems from China’s own domestic demand and supply. For foreign funded enterprises …, China is less and less a production base for export and more and more a domestic market to be captured, as shown by their …

Since 2007 China has considerably reduced its external global imbalances. Its bilateral trade surpluses with the EU and … the US have persisted because the rise of China’s import demand has mainly benefited its Asian neighbors and the resource … rich countries. The rapid growth of China’s imports of consumption goods from advanced economies, especially from Europe …

part in China’s imports and industrial production. China’s policy towards FDI is at least as important as its exchange rate …The global crisis is forcing China’s economy to become less dependent on foreign markets. Manufacturing industry has to … demand, while Chinese exporting firms are better placed to switch to dynamic emerging markets. China’s ordinary imports have …