China's WTO Accession Reassessed [Hardcover]

China's accession to the World Trade Organisation in 2001 was a highly significant event both for China and for the wider world. This book argues that, although at the time some people doubted the likely benefits, China's WTO accession has been highly successful. It discusses how China has abided by its commitment to WTO terms and how WTO membership has contributed to China's reform and opening up; explores how vastly increased co-operative exchange with many countries around the world has been mutually beneficial in a range of fields including trade, science and culture; and shows how China's WTO membership has been a great stimulus both for China's economy and the world economy. The book considers the subject from a number of perspectives, and draws out lessons for future reform and development for China, and for China's relations with the rest of the world, emphasising the need to maintain a win-win approach.

Preface Wang Luolin  1. Overview: Entry into the WTO: A Look Back Over the Past Ten Years and a Look Forward Long Guoqiang  Part 1: China Ten Years after Joining the WTO  2. A Review of Economic Development since Joining the WTO, and a Look at Future Prospects Li Shantong et al  3. Chinas Accession to the WTO and Reform of Chinas Economic Structure Fan Hengshan  4. Chinas Accession to the WTO with Respect to Improving the Social Security System in the Country Wang Yanzhong and Shan Dasheng  5. China and Intellectual Property Rights since Joining the WTO Xue Lan and Mao Hao  6. Chinas Accession to the World Trade Organization and the Countrys Industrial Development L? Zheng  7. Chinas Agricultural Reform and Development after WTO Accession Cheng Guoqiang  8. Joining the WTO and Reform of Chinas Financial Industry&lóY