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Zusatztext 'Over the last decade! China rapidly became a major player in global investment. In recent years! China's Outward Direct Investment (ODI) already surpassed its inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Against this background! the editors of this volume! both from China Investment Corporation! China's sovereign wealth fund established a decade ago! assembled an impressive and diversified group of more than 30 academics! policy makers! business consultants and investment professionals from inside and outside China to contribute to a wide range of analysis on China's ODI. The result is a timely and valuable book! which in my view will benefit those who want to understand the economic! business and investment logic of the rise of China's ODI! to interpret related government policies! and to think about its global implications.' - Yingyi Qian! Professor and Dean! School of Economics and Management! Tsinghua University 'This book provides a valuable examination of China's emergence as a global economic powerhouse-from a global manufacturing hub to a global investor. It details! from a variety of perspectives! the shifting focus of Chinese overseas investment! including the role of state and private entities! the consequences for rebalancing of China's domestic patterns of growth! and the experiences of a variety of Chinese firms and entrepreneurs. These are understudied areas that warrant much more attention. From World Factory to Global Investor is an important contribution. It provides a window into China today and an important dimension of its likely future economic priorities.' - Merit E Janow! Dean! School of International and Public Affairs! Professor of Practice! International Economic Law & International Affairs! Columbia University Informationen zum Autor Xuedong Ding is Chairman and CEO of China Investment Corporation (CIC). Prior to this! he was Deputy Secretary General of the State Council and has held several positions in the Ministry of Finance! including Vice Minister and Assistant Minister. He recently published Incentives for Innovation in China: Building an Innovative Economy with Routledge in 2015. Chen Meng is Director at China Investment Corporation (CIC)! Visiting Scholar at Leeds University Business School (LUBS)! UK! and University of International Business and Economics! Beijing. He previously held senior positions in venture capital businesses in China and the UK. He started his career as Lecturer in Chinese Business and Economy at LUBS. He published Multinational Banking in China: Theory and Practice with Edward Elgar in 2009. Klappentext The book covers the whole range of history and policy development of Chinäs ODI and analyses Chinäs ODI trends and characteristics in the recent years. Zusammenfassung The book covers the whole range of history and policy development of China’s ODI and analyses China’s ODI trends and characteristics in the recent years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and Overview Part I: Review of Chinese Outward Direct Investment 1. Overseas Direct Investment by Chinese Enterprises: A Survey (2005–2016) (Chen Meng, Zhihua Lyu and Chunyang Jiang) 2. From ‘World Factory’ to International Capacity Cooperation: China’s Evolving Role in the Global Value Chain (Xuedong Ding) 3. China’s Economic Transition and Overseas Direct Investments (Lawrence J. Lau) 4. Challenges in GVC and ODI Development: What Can China Do? (Jiong Gong, Xinding Yu and Zhongxiu Zhao) 5. Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment – An Opportunity to Revisit International Business Theory (Peter J. Buckley) Part II: Policy Development and Implications 6. Recent Changes in China’s Outbound Investment Policies and Their Implications (Zucai Hu) 7. China Builds up Free Trade Areas to Facilitate OFDI (Xiangchen Zhang) 8. Asian Infrastru...