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To what extend has globalisation (through trade and Foreign Direct Investment) been beneficial to China's economic growth? Introduction China's economic transformation is one of the most dramatic economic developments of recent decades. Indeed, during the period 1979-2005, China's growth rate has averaged 9.7% per annum, and its integration into the world trading system has been as remarkable: its share in world trade has increased from less than 1% in 1979 to 6.4% in 2005. China became the third largest trading nation after the United States and Germany in 2005. China's major trading partners are the European Union followed by the United States and Japan. Together, they provided markets for over 51% of China's total exports in 2005, and made up almost 34% of China's import bill. During the past 50 years, China's industrial structure has evolved in three phases. Firstly, there was a period of heavy industrial development during 1952-78....

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