'In a nutshell, Lai has written a book I admire greatly and will strongly recommend to my colleagues and students.' Ong Sheue-Li, Institutions and Economies
1. Introduction; 2. China's aversion to a floating exchange rate; 3. Why does China want to internationalize the RMB?; 4. China's strategy of internationalizing the RMB; 5. The importance of capital account liberalization; 6. The importance of financial sector reform; 7. The importance of the offshore RMB market; 8. The potential of the RMB as a payment currency; 9. The prospects of RMB internationalization.