Abbreviations
AJCA | Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs |
APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
ARF | ASEAN Regional Forum |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
BCE | Before the Common Era |
CE | Common Era |
C.a. | China aktuell |
CC | Central Committee |
CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
CPSU | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
CQ | China Quarterly |
DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
EC | European Community |
EU | European Union |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
FEER | Far Eastern Economic Review |
FRG | Federal Republic of Germany |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GDR | German Democratic Republic |
GMD | Guomindang |
GRP | Gross Regional Product |
HK-$ | Hong Kong Dollar |
IfA | Institut für Asienkunde Hamburg |
IOC | International Olympic Committee |
ILO | International Labor Organization |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IOU | "I owe you/I owe unto" |
IRRI | International Rice Research Institute |
JV | Joint Ventures |
MW | Megawatt |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
NPC | National People's Congress |
NT-$ | New Taiwan Dollar |
OECD | Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
PLA | People's Liberation Army |
PRC | People's Republic of China |
R&D | Research and Development |
RMB | Renminbi |
RMRB | Renmin Ribao |
$ | US Dollar |
SME | Small to Medium Enterprise |
SOE | State-owned Enterprise |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UN | United Nations |
WTO | World Trade Organization |
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