China and the long march to global trade : the accession of China to the World Trade Organization

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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.