Inthiswide-rangingstudy,GhassanMoazzinshedscriticalnewlightonthehistoryofforeignbanksinlatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturyChina,atimethatsawasubstantialinfluxofforeignfinancialinstitutionsintoChinaandarapidincreaseofbothChina’sforeigntradeanditsinteractionswithinternationalcapitalmarkets.DrawingonabroadrangeofGerman,English,JapaneseandChineseprimarysources,includingbusinessrecords,governmentdocumentsandpersonalpapers,MoazzinreconstructshowduringthisperiodforeignbanksfacilitatedChina’sfinancialintegrationintothefirstglobaleconomyandprovidedthefinancialinfrastructurerequiredformoderneconomicglobalizationinChina.ForeignBanksandGlobalFinanceinModernChinashowsthekeyroleinternationalfinanceandforeignbanksandcapitalmarketsplayedatimportantturningpointsinmodernChinesehistory.
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