Elephants in the Room: Challenges of integrating China into the WTO system

• Main Author: GAO, Henry S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: WTO; international trade; trade negotiation; Doha Round; Free Trade Agreements; Dispute Settlement; China; Asian Studies; International Trade Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2780; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4738/viewcontent/elephant_in_the_room.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Since China’s accession to the WTO in late 2001, one of the most intriguing questions for trade analysts has been whether the “new kid on the block” would seek to disrupt the status quo in the WTO upon its entry. This paper answers the question by reviewing China’s participation in two key activitie...