China's economic growth: source of disorder?
In: Foreign service journal, Band 82, Heft 5, S. 18-23
ISSN: 0146-3543
The author tries to put into perspective the vast increase of China's economy over the past few years. Though the growth is remarkable considering the country's political climate, the author reminds readers that its GDP is still "one seventh that of the United States" and its per capita GDP is "less than one fortieth that of the United States." The article goes on to explain America's growing trade deficit and its knee-jerk reaction to blame it on China. However, it is suggested that the shift to cheaper labor markets is natural and that the Chinese own only .7 percent of the total stock in treasury bonds; therefore the threat is blown out of proportion. It is concluded that "assuming China's economic growth continues, the world's challenge is to make room for it."