The Rise of China and the Repositioning of Asian NAEs

Abstract

As a result of the rise of China, East Asian countries are adjusting themselves around China through a very complex web of interdependence along fluid but distinctive transborder spaces. This paper examines the adjustments being made by Japan and the newly advanced economies in Asia. Coastal China is at the center of the transformation of economic geography of East Asia, indicating the maritime focus of the evolving production networks. With the emergence of transborder spaces, city-regions are busy forging inter-city networks across the border. The article concludes that the capacity of cities and city-regions in the larger transformation process depends upon their position within the national and international political economy settings.