China’s impact on global disputes can be described in three Chinese phrases, says CBLI’s Matthew Townsend

Since the Chinese Government urged its companies to ‘go global’ at the turn of the century, more Chinese businesses are leaving China at the doorstep (zuochuguomen). In the years following the financial crisis, the increase in Chinese outward investment has accelerated as firms seek to take advantage of depressed economic conditions to move into new markets and source foreign technology.