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China and the Multilateral Trading System

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  • Robert Z. Lawrence

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This paper reviews China's multilateral and preferential trade policies. It reviews the demanding terms of China's WTO accession, its current tariff and trade regime and its participation in the Doha Round negotiations and the institution's regular activities. The analysis concludes that China's trade policies are broadly supportive of a rules based multilateral trading order and its behavior at the WTO is that of a status quo power rather than one seeking major systemic changes. The discussion then turns to China's regional trade initiatives. China has been extremely active in negotiating these and their implications remain uncertain. Concerns about an East Asian fortress, though, appear misplaced. Directly, and through their impact in inducing others to respond, these FTAs could provide a powerful impetus to the process of competitive global liberalization. Countries that do implement agreements with China will find it relatively easy to open their markets to other developing countries. There is also a risk however that the proliferation of FTAs will lead to web of overlapping agreements that could make the trading system unnecessarily complex

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  • Robert Z. Lawrence, 2006. "China and the Multilateral Trading System," NBER Working Papers 12759, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:12759
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    1. Sun, Churen & Liu, Xuemei & Xu, Jinqiang, 2023. "Does China’s market opening eased its trade partners’ domestic conflicts? – Evidence from China’s WTO accession," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    2. Kerr, William A., 2016. "Disequilibrium, Trade and the Consequenses of Adjustment," Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, vol. 17(2), pages 1-17, December.
    3. Fulgence Dominick Waryoba, 2018. "Yuan Revaluation and China’s External Trade Performance," Academic Journal of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance, Banking and Accountancy Bucharest,"Dimitrie Cantemir" Christian University Bucharest, vol. 4(2), pages 112-119, June.

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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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