This document discusses and refutes the "China threat theory" which claims that China's rise poses a threat to other countries. In 3 sentences: 1) While some point to China's growing economic power and wealth, the document argues that China is actually far from being a global economic superpower when compared to other major economies. 2) It also argues that China does not squeeze other countries or take away foreign investment, and that its economic relationships are more complementary than competitive. 3) The overall conclusion is that China's rise presents opportunities rather than threats to other nations, and that the "China threat theory" lacks an accurate understanding of China's reality and economic relationships.

1. Is China Giving Rise
Threats To the World?
--The China Threat Theory
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2. A wild tiger or paper tiger?
 The number of
wealthy Chinese rank
world’s fourth!
 LV (LouisVuitton)
thanks the Chinese!
 Dice City (Las Vegas)
loves Chinese!

3. Surface Phenomena!
The same Dangerous!
picture~but…

4. A wild tiger or paper tiger?
--continue
 Uneven economic
development!
 Load factor is out
of limits severely!
 Low scientific and
technological
content!

5. A new round of "China
threat"
 India: China’s
economics and IT
threat
 Japan: China’s
nuclear threat (4th may)
 America: China’s
economics and
military threat (in June
From: http//world.people.com.cn/GB/14549/3891509.html
and July)

6. Why advertise “China Threat
Theory”?
 Lacks understanding
of China reality
 Maintain “the
advantages
of democracy”
Hey! She is with me!
 Expansion of the From news.sohu.com/20061204/n246787749.shtml
hegemonic mentality

7. Why advertise “China Threat
Theory”? --- continue
 Excuse to develop
military power
 Make up public
opinion -against
China
 Lead dissatisfaction
of domestic
reality to China
 They think China is
From hk.huaxia.com/zhwh/wzzdlj/2006/12/113709.html

8. World’s economic power
China’s rise
has been
viewed with
uncertainty ,
anxiousness in
the west

9.  In the context of
the financial
crisis, China's 9
percent economic
growth
in the global
economy
can be said to
be thriving

10. While actually is Not…
 China is far from the world’s
economics power
 As far as 2006, China's gross
domestic product (GDP) is only equal
to one-tenth of the EU 。 Japan's
GDP is only 40% of U.S and Europe
but still four times of China.

11. Can be seen that the Chinese are far
from the economic superpower
Us$ Imports and exports
12000
GDP
10000 External trade 2000
8000
1500
6000
1000
4000
2000 500
0 0
America EU Japan Asia China Canada
Mexica

12. Monopoly of global manufacturing?
manufactu
ring
China

13. Actually…
China is only the last
value chain of link in
world's manufacturing !
Let’s have a look~

14. Balance trade
80
1985 1990
Buy from Japan
60
1995
40
20
0
20
Sell to China
40
60
China Japan America Europe

15. Does China
squeeze
other
countries in
the world?

16.  In fact, China's rise does not squeeze
the living space of neighboring
countries in East Asia
 Asian economies trade issue is not
caused by the Chinese 。
 See the graph below…..

17. US$
China does not take away the foreign direct
investment （ FDI ） from other East Asian
70
economies
NIEs/ASEAN (Newly industrialzed
economics/association of southeast Asian nations )
The double counting part in China’s FDI
60 possibly
Net FDI of China
50
40
30
20
10
0
1985 1990 1995 2000

18. Conclusion !
 China's rise will bring opportunities to the
neighboring countries
 Between China and developed countries,
there has a relationship of
complementarity.
 China act as a great leading role In
economic development.

19. It is an opportunity instead of threat ! ^0^