... two-thirds the size of the U.S. economy.11 The per capita GDP (a common measurement of a country’s living standards) of China was $6,190, which was 13% the size of Japan’s level and 12% that of the ... Hong Kong was the dominant source of FDI flows into China in 2012 (63.8% of total), followed by Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States.25 The United Nations Conference on Trade and ... China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the U.S. Congressional Research Service Summary Prior to the initiation of economic reforms and trade liberalization 34...