China Economic Quarterly

China Economic Quarterly

September 1998

Finishing An Expressway Network

“China ... Big country.” Noel Coward’s ambivalent remark about the Middle Kingdom encapsulates an age-old perception that while China may be a huge land mass, most of it is destined to remain remote and inaccessible. Until the 1990s, this was a difficult proposition to argue with.
But the situation is changing; indeed, you may be about to be pleasantly surprised by how much it has changed already. In this issue, CEQ examines, in the most literal form there is, China’s drive for modernity.

Also in this issue:

  • China’s stockmarkets: performance in Q2 and early Q3 1998

  • Overdue for a caning: Hong Kong developers with too much exposure to the mainland

  • The first year-and-a-half of CEQ forecasting

Tomas Wiik1997-01