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United States Law and China's WTO Accession Process

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  • Rhodes, Sylvia A
  • Jackson, John H

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This article surveys the history and background of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) accession to the GATT and the WTO, and analyzes US domestic laws affecting the PRC's accession to the WTO. United States domestic law, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, is a legal obstacle to a full WTO relationship between the United States and the PRC, because it requires annual review of the PRC's most-favored nation (MFN) trade status (since 1998 termed 'normal trade relations' status). Recognizing the United States must extend permanent MFN treatment to the PRC to avail itself of all rights under the WTO with respect to the PRC, this article explores the ways in which the US Congress has previously extended permanent MFN treatment to countries subject to the Jackson-Vanik amendment. This article also takes note of proposed US legislation with respect to the PRC's entry into the WTO. Finally, this article concludes that the US Congress plays an important and probably decisive rule in ensuring that the United States and the PRC enjoy a full WTO relationship. Copyright 1999 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Rhodes, Sylvia A & Jackson, John H, 1999. "United States Law and China's WTO Accession Process," Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, vol. 2(3), pages 497-510, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jieclw:v:2:y:1999:i:3:p:497-510
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    1. Kerr. William Alexander, 2022. "he Rules of Trade in the Face of Long Running Disequilibrium," Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, vol. 23(1), June.
    2. Bayari, Celal, 2020. "The Neoliberal Globalization Link to the Belt and Road Initiative: The State and State-Owned-Enterprises in China [alternative title: Bilateral and Multilateral Dualities of the Chinese State in the C," MPRA Paper 104471, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 21 Jul 2020.

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