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How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

@inproceedings{Ang2016HowCE,
  title={How China Escaped the Poverty Trap},
  author={Yuen Yuen Ang},
  year={2016}
}
Perhaps more importantly, I believe that this book represents the most thorough empirical investigation of Chinese economic statecraft on the market today. Norris’s cases are well crafted and include some of the most prominent recent instances where the PRC has tried to advance its strategic interests using its burgeoning economic power. The book will certainly be of great interest to those studying Chinese foreign policy, and I believe that it will also find an audience among scholars… 
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