China has been one of the great beneficiaries of globalization. For decades this country has succeeded in attracting and turning to good account substantial foreign capital inflows, which contributed to its unprecedented growth and development. Given its changed economic fundamentals after...

In this paper, we explore the trade flows between Romania and China, in the framework of the bilateral EU-Chinese relationship. In the fist chapter, we highlight that, throughout decades, Romania and China have built a strong bilateral relationship, founded on friendship and mutual trust, which...

In this paper, we intend to present an in-depth comparative analysis of the trade and investment flows between the EU member states and the four strongest emerging countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), during 2004-2009(1) and beyond. In the EU-BRIC equation, we include for...