China and Global Trade Governance: China's First Decade in the World Trade Organization

ISBN-13: 9780415644006 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 314 str.

Ka Zeng; Wei Liang

Opis

China's historic accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 2001 not only represents an important milestone in the country s transition to a market economy and integration into the global economy, but is also among the most important events in the history of the WTO and the multilateral trading system. China and Global Trade Governance: China's First Decade in the World Trade Organization provides us with some fresh empirical data to assess the country s behaviour in the liberal international economic regime. Such an assessment is both timely and necessary as it can help us better understand China s role in the evolving structure of global economic governance, in addition to shedding light on the broader debate about the implications of the rise of China for the international system.

Through a thorough examination of China s WTO compliance record and its experience in multilateral trade negotiations, this book seeks to better understand the sources of constraints on China s behaviour in the multilateral trade institution as well as the country s influence on the efficacy of the World Trade Organization. In doing so, this project speaks directly to the following questions raised by China s unprecedented ascent in the international system: Is China a rule maker, rule follower, or rule breaker in international regimes? Is Beijing a responsible stakeholder capable of making positive contributions to global trade governance in the long-term?

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. China in the World Trade Organization (WTO): A Chinese Perspective  Part 1: China and the Established Structures of the WTO  3. China, Foreign Investors, and TRIMS: Bulking up, but Not Fully Compliant  4. China’s WTO Compliance in Banking Services: Looking at the Big Picture  5. "Creative Compliance?" China’s Compliance with the WTO – A Case Study of Telecommunications Services  6. The First Decade of TRIPS in China  7. The Impact of WTO Entry on China’s Agricultural Trade Policies of Tariff Reduction and New Subsidies  Part 2: China and the Evolving Structures of the WTO  8. China’s Position and Role in the Doha Round Negotiations  9. China and the Doha Round Non-agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Negotiations  10. China, Developing Countries, and the Doha Round Agricultural Negotiations  11. Sense and Sensibilities of China and WTO Dispute Settlement  12. The Political Economy of Developing Country Antidumping Actions against China  13. Conclusion