Historia gospodarcza Chin okresu przedkomunistycznego: wpływ otwarcia gospodarki na świat na rozwój ekonomiczny kraju

The aim of the article is to present the different stages of China’s development before the real socialism period, with the special emphasis on international economic relations. The paper describes the most important stages of development of international trade and capital flows. The research question of the article is the statement that increasing the openness of the Chinese economy in 1850-1930 translated into GDP growth in the Middle Kingdom in pre-communist period.