Preface -- Foreword / Wing Thye Woo -- China's adjustment in the crisis. China's battle against the global economic crisis / Qixiang Sun and Xiaolan Fu -- A curious partnership in global imbalances : China's continual accumulation of US treasuries / Zhichao Zhang, Frankie Chau and Nan Shi -- Impact of adaptation pressures on system transformation during global crisis in China / Maria Csanadi -- Guanxi as competitive advantage during economic crises : evidence from China during the recent global financial crisis / Susanne Ruehle -- China and the world : assessment and prospect of the 'post-crisis' era / Angang Hu -- China and the world economy. The rise of China : implications for global stability and sustainability / Carl J. Dahlman -- Global manufactures prices, 1988-2006 : how do China's exports compare? / Xiaolan Fu, Dinar Kale and Raphael Kaplinsky -- An exploration of how Chinese companies use tax havens and offshore financial centres : 'round-tripping' or 'capital-augmenting' OFDI? / Dylan Sutherland, Ben Matthews and Ahmad El-Gohari -- National and international expansion of Chinese SMEs : a different story? / Guillermo Cardoza and Gaston Fornes -- Dissecting Chinese ODI : Dragon multinationals in Italy / Valeria Gattai -- China's growth potential. China's growth potential / Jinghai Zheng, Angang Hu and Arne Bigsten -- The sustainability of China's export growth: the role of the private sector and foreign trade system reforms / Xiaolan Fu and Didi Xu -- Technological innovation, productivity and competitiveness : evidence from China's IT manufacturing sector / Jinghua Xu -- Creativity, management and success of research projects : a cross-country comparison / Jizhen Li and Xin Pu -- Bank efficiency and productivity growth in Hong Kong and Macau / Xiaoqing Fu and Lek Lam Vong.