China's pursuit of free trade agreements: Is China exceptional?

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-261

  Jiang, Yang ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

China; Economic diplomacy; FTA; Policy making; Regionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953595583     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290903337799     Document Type: Article

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