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Deng Xiaoping initiated an “open door policy” in 1978 to reform and modernize the Chinese economy, promoting foreign trade and investment as potential catalysts for growth. In the 30-plus years following reform and opening-up, China’s economy developed at an unprecedented rate, averaging about 10% per annum, and that momentum has held steady into the twenty-first century.
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Shira, D., Devonshire-Ellis, C., Jones, S., Ku, E. (2012). Setting the Scene. In: Devonshire-Ellis, C., Jones, S., Ku, E. (eds) The Yangtze River Delta. China Briefing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27624-8_1
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