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China Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade
Since the late 1970s, economic and financial issues have become
an increasingly important part of China's foreign relations. In
order to streamline foreign economic relations, the Ministry of
Foreign Economic Relations and Trade was established in 1982
through the merger of two commissions and two ministries
(see Organization of Foreign Trade
, ch. 8). By the late 1980s, this
ministry was the second most prominent ministry involved in the
routine conduct of foreign relations. The ministry had an extremely
broad mandate that included foreign trade, foreign investment,
foreign aid, and international economic cooperation. Through
regular meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry
of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade participated in efforts to
coordinate China's foreign economic policy with other aspects of
its foreign policy. It was unclear how thoroughly this was
accomplished.
Data as of July 1987
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