Spatio-temporal evolution of port opening in China's 40 years of reform and opening-up period.

ABSTRACT: In the past 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has developed from an economically closed country to a country that is highly dependent on foreign trade. From the perspective of spatiotemporal evolution, we analyze how port opening promoted China's reform and opening-up process. First, the port development process is divided into four periods. In the start-up period, the pilot open port policy created a platform for foreign cooperation and exchange. During the expansion period, port openings promoted the continuous optimization of the trade structure. In the cooperation period, port openings corresponded with the adjustment of China's overall industrial structure. During the optimization period, port openings provided guarantees for the implementation of a national development strateg

SUBMITTER: Cao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6690548 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature