Integrating China into the Global Economy by Nicholas R. LardyReview by: Lucian W. PyeForeign Affairs, Vol. 81, No. 3 (May - Jun., 2002), p. 176Published by: Council on Foreign RelationsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20033216 .

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