Economics of International Trade China Exploring the Economics of International Trade: China

"Chinese international trade has experienced rapid expansion together with its dramatic economic growth which has made the country to target the world as its market," and its expansion has only continued to show powerful growth within the international economic marketplace (Sun & Heshmati, 2010, p 1). After China was reopened to trading with the West in 1978, the country has really took off in becoming one of the world's biggest producers and exporters of a plethora of different goods. China has grown tremendously as nations like the United States have become their biggest trading partners. In response, China has helped refuel this growth with the manipulation of their currency and their heavy investment in the U.S. dollar, which ensures them a more competitive position for their exports.

For generations, China had closed itself off to trading and interacting with many Western nations. Tension between the Communist nation and more democratic Western governments continued to grow, isolating China economically and diplomatically from the international community. However, China found itself in a rapidly declining economic condition using the type of Communism that had the Soviet Union in ruins. Reform began to look like a lucrative opportunity to help boost China's own economic structure, giving it a better economic health. As such, "increasing CCP support for Deng Xiaoping's reformist agenda culminated in its basic acceptance by the 11th Central Committee of the CCP" with economic reforms beginning shortly after the monumental Communist decision (Tisdell, 2009, p 274). China reopened itself to economic trade with international markets. This was one of the biggest factors in its current success, as it has found great power within the economic structure of international trade.

Since it opened itself up to international trade in the late Twentieth Century, there has been a complete dominance of Chinese exports in the international markets. According to the research, "The China export marketplace...

Its economic situation was one that was ripe to exploit for cheap manufacturing at high quantity rates. With the ability to produce more for less, China really began dominating in the export market, making cheap consumer goods to be sold across the world in international markets. Here, the research suggests that "Since 1978, when the country announced its opening up and reform policy, and began experimenting with capitalism and market forces, the country's economy has boomed" (Barboza, 2012). With so much growth, the role of international trading has become a major factor in the structure of domestic economic elements. China has seen a great deal of success because of its growing international position within various trade markets. Its exports have helped lead a positive path towards a stronger economic and greater reinvestment in its infrastructure. China has seen monumental growth that has allowed it internal economic success. Thus, "While growth has begun to slow sharply in 2008, after growing close to 12% in 2007, China is a rising global economic power" (Barboza, 2012). China has continued to remain in a top position, even as many other nations found themselves in dire trouble in the latest international financial crisis.
China has a number of tricks that has let it further the success it has experienced over the past few decades. The country is definitely not remaining entirely passive during this period, as it is actively engaged in practices that may be seen by some as currency manipulation. According to the research, "By some estimates, China's yuan is undervalued by as much as 40% compared with the U.S. dollar" (American Manufacturing, 2012). China is making sure that the value of its own currency remains relatively low, despite the fact that it has been experiencing an economic boom that would otherwise influence the yuan to increase within global financial markets. The country has been taking manipulative actions in the strict regulation…