China definitely belongs to oldest civilizations in the world. Looking at the number of total population, it's the most populous country in the world, and by its geographical size it is in the top five countries in the world. Always present on the global economic scene (before less, now more), last tree decades slowly, but steady China is becoming one of the leading world economic giants. While in the past the economic imperative was reserved for the United States of America, Japan and Western European countries, today there cannot be a talk about the global economy without mentioning China. Opening itself for international trade at the end of the 1970s, using its enormous work force, China forced herself upon as a future number one economy in the world. Today, the numbers are in Chinas favor- it is the world second largest economy by its GDP and worlds biggest exporter of goods and services. Since its presence on the global trading market, China became the leading country in the world by the size of foreign investments (from 1978-2002., around 400 billion USD were invested in China.) With such a rapid growth last three decades, a question comes up- how long can China continue its growth and what impact will the consequences have for other countries that are participating in the global trade. Because of China's economical complexity, it is important to keep track of the progress and changes China is brining into the turbulent times of the global economy.