| Summary/Abstract |
When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, the event was hailed as a pivotal development for the global economic system and a bold marker ofthe country’s commitment to reform. It took 15 long years ofnegotiation to reach the deal, a re4ection of the challenge of reconciling China’s communist command economy with global trading rules and ofthe international community’s insistence that China sign on to ambitious
commitments and conditions.
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