China and the Long March to Global Trade: The Accession of China to the World Trade Organization (Routledge Studies in Growth Economies of Asia, 34)

On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). This book examines the Prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event. Book Cover Title Contents List of illustrations About the editors List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements General introduction Background to China and the World Trade Organization The WTO: post Seattle and Chinese accession Negotiating China's Protocol of Accession Avoiding deadlock China's global economic integration: economic reform A litmus test for China's accession to the WTO: reform of its state-owned enterprises China's great leap of faith: telecommunications and financial services commitments Pressures on China from the Asian financial crisis. Transparency and the rule of law: legal reform in ChinaArticle X and the concept of transparency in the GATT/WTO The evolution of law in contemporary China: challenges for WTO implementation China's accession to the WTO: legal system transparency and administrative reform Administrative process and the rule of law Provisional membership and transition mechanisms A transitional review mechanism: has an effective multilateral mechani.

On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). China and the Long March to Global Trade examines the prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event.
This edited collection assumes little prior knowledge of the Chinese accession process yet provides an in-depth examination of the related issues. It is therefore suitable for both those who require an introduction to the field and those with an existing interest in China and the World Trade Organization.

On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). China and the Long March to Global Trade examines the prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event.
This edited collection assumes little prior knowledge of the Chinese accession process yet provides an in-depth examination of the related issues. It is therefore suitable for both those who require an introduction to the field and those with an existing interest in China and the World Trade Organization. This text examines the prolonged negotiations for the admission of China to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and its successor, the World Trade Organisation. By focusing on China's accession process, the book illuminates two profoundly important events in the evolution of the global economy: firstly, the rise of the Chinese economy and its integration into the global trading system; and secondly, the transformation of GATT and the WTO After almost six years of "silence" following Tianamen Square in 1989, China and the member countries of the World Trade Organization resumed seriously negotiating its entry into the WTO (formerly the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or GATT).