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One cannot infer that the ensuing phase would be an easier one for China despite the fact that the nation has considerable financial resource, untapped opportunities and a global significance that is obvious. The challenges that China is currently confronted with define a need not merely for the fulfillment of quantitative targets but a gamut of qualitative adjustments that China has either made or just begun to make.
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Mahtaney, P. (2013). China: The Challenge of Sustainable Progress. In: Globalization and Sustainable Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137024992_8
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