Globalization Impacts on Chinese Politics and Urbanization

Jamie P. Halsall¹, Ian G. Cook²

¹School of Human and Health Sciences, The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
²School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/chnstd.2013.22012                

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to critically explore the complex debates on the contemporary growth of China’s urban economies. It has been well documented that China is the second largest economy in the world and is seen to be a major player in the financial markets. Over the last decade China has experienced a dramatic urban transformation and globalization is a key factor in the change in China from Maoist production cities to Dengist cities of consumption, albeit with a strong export-oriented production element. As this paper will argue, without the impact of Globalization, the recent development of China as a key economic power could not have taken place. The findings of this research revealed however, that the Chinese State has also played a key role, intertwined as it is with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Keywords

China; Cities; Globalization; Urbanization

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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