The internationalization of the Chinese state

Political Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 402-411

  Gonzalez Vicente, Ruben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Geopolitics; International relations; State theory; State owned enterprises

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; STATE ROLE; TERRITORIALITY;

CHINA;

EID: 80054005608     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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