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Three decades of double-digit export-oriented growth have expanded China’s position in multiple sectors of the global economy. China’s vast manufacturing base and consumer market continues to expand, and Chinese companies have become increasingly pro-active in promoting products and sourcing inputs overseas (Schüler-Zhou and Schüller 2007). Despite the growth and internationalization, however, China’s export sector is still based on the labour-intensive manufacture of low-value products and China is seeking to upgrade its economy by building international competitiveness in higher-value activities (OECD, 2007).
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Waldron, S.A., Brown, C.A., Komarek, A.M. (2014). Growth, Globalization and Upgrading of the Chinese Cashmere Industry. In: Augustin-Jean, L., Alpermann, B. (eds) The Political Economy of Agro-Food Markets in China. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137277954_11
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