ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE URBAN SYSTEM IN CHINA
我国经济的全球化及其对城镇体系的影响

Wkh the implementation of open-door policy,China has expandedher foreign trade,uti-lized a lot of foreign capital, and therefore is playing a more and more important role in the world economy system. Because the coastal region is different in the level of socioeconomicdevelopment,location and accessibility from the inland region,the former has got more op-portunities of development.In the coastal region,the existing urban clusters are spreadingand new ones are appearing. However,a large floating population,traffic jam,sprawl spreadin land use and environmental pollution have become serious problems in coastal cities.