One way of telling the story of the global political economy in the 21^st century (so far) is to see it as the story of the rise of China as a political-economic power. It seems fair to say that every key dimension of the global political economy - trade, investment, finance, development, and ideology - has been reshaped by this phenomenon, and that the process is only beginning. Write essay in which you address the following questions: What have been the key factors in the rise of Chinese political-economic power, what are the distinctive features of the Chinese model of state capitalism (or market socialism if you prefer), how has the rise of China changed the global political economy, and does the rise of China mark the end of globalization as we have known it?