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Perspectives on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Australia

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The Rise of Asian Firms

Part of the book series: The AIB Southeast Asia Series ((AIBSEAR))

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China’s rapid economic growth has increasingly drawn the attention of international business researchers to the international investment activities of its firms (Buckley, 2008; Buckley et al., 2007; Cui & Jiang, 2010; Kang & Jiang, 2012; Liu et al., 2005; Rui & Yip, 2008; Voss et al., 2008; Yang et al., 2009; Zeng et al., 2012). More broadly, China’s expanding outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is in line with its increasing global trading presence. Together, they strengthen China’s growing global influence and, therefore, have implications extending beyond issues of trade and economics.

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  1. Department of Marketing and International Business, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

    T. S. Chan (Shun Hing Chair Professor of Marketing) & Geng Cui (Professor) (Shun Hing Chair Professor of Marketing) &  (Professor)

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Jack, R.G., Qin, L. (2014). Perspectives on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Australia. In: Chan, T.S., Cui, G. (eds) The Rise of Asian Firms. The AIB Southeast Asia Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137407719_7

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