13139. INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES & WESTERN-CHINESE ALLIANCES. This report provides an overview and analysis of the threats and opportunities presented to the Western firm entering an international joint venture (IJV) with a Chinese (People's Republic of China) partner. Following an overview of the general advantages and disadvantages of the IJV as a foreign investment strategy, the analysis takes the perspective of a Western firm considering a joint venture with a China-based firm and considers both the advantages and disadvantages to such a venture, as well as the principal factors of Western-Chinese IJV success or failure. 11 pages, 54 footnotes, 22 bibliographic sources.