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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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