With the measured economic success of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) economy of the past 30 years, its continuing increase of foreign direct investments, and its sovereign account actively targeting global acquisitions and equity investments, it is now time to think about expanding existing, or starting new, mutually beneficial business relationships with China. In order to better formulate the options for existing or new business ventures, it is important to trace the foundations that were laid by the Chinese state-owned-enterprises, entrepreneurs, and international companies that worked with China over this period in order to form a sustainable framework for its future domestic and international industrial economic expansion.