Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations List of Tables List of Figures Introduction PART I: REVISITING THE ECONOMIC INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CHINA Economic Reform and Internationalization The Internationalization of the Chinese Economy: Empirical Evidence PART II: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CHINA'S EMERGING MULTINATIONALS Towards Transnationalization of Chinese Firms: Policies and Debates China's Multinational Corporations: Then and Now PART III: THE TRANSNATIONALIZATION OF CHINESE FIRMS: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTIGATIONS CITIC: A Pioneer of China's Multinationals Sinochem: Global Reach Shougang: Going Transnational Conclusion Bibliography Index