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Taiwan Ignored by China and
Criticized by US at WTO Meeting
(CNA, Sep. 14, 2003) Beijing has not responded to
Taiwan's offer to talk on the sidelines of the WTO Ministerial Conference in
Cancun, Mexico.
China and Taiwan
Officials Discuss Trade
(Financial Times; Dec 16, 2002) Trade officials from Taiwan and mainland
China have held talks in Geneva for the first time since the rivals joined
the World Trade Organisation a year ago.
US Says Serious
Problems with China WTO Compliance
(Reuters, Dec. 11, 2002) US said China had made significant progress during
its first year in the WTO but slow implementation of commitments to open its
farm and services market raised "serious concern."
Beijing Says WTO
Talks Conditional on 'One China' Principle
(Taiwan News, Sep. 3, 2002) China will not conduct business talks with Taiwan
under the World Trade Organization framework unless the "one China"
issue is settled.
China's Trade
Faces More Challenges After WTO Entry: Moftec
(Asia Pulse, June 6, 2002) China's imports and exports are confronted with
severe challenges in its first year of World Trade Organization (WTO)
membership, due to the decline of global economy and the drop in
international trade growth.
China Raising New
Barriers after WTO Entry, US Claims
(Bloomberg, Feb. 10, 2002) Corporate and government leaders are voicing
concern that as China tears down tariff barriers to meet WTO commitments, it
is erecting non-tariff barriers to protect industries from a surge of foreign
competition. That may prompt the US to challenge China before the
Geneva-based WTO.
Taiwan Hopes
Cross-Strait Trading Resolves under WTO
(China Post, Feb. 7, 2002) Deng Chen-chung, vice chairman of the Mainland
Affairs Council (MAC), said in Washington that economic and trading disputes
between Taipei and Beijing should be resolved under the framework of the
World Trade Organization.
Taiwan Enters WTO
with Eye on China
(CNN.com, Jan. 1, 2002) With Taiwan formally joining the World Trade
Organization on Tuesday, its leaders hoped the diplomatically isolated island
could usher in a new era and become a player on the world stage.Taiwan became
the 144th member of the WTO, which sets rules on international trade, less
than a month after rival China joined.
Long Wait Over as
China Joins the WTO
(CNN.com, Dec. 12, 2001) China has ended its 15-year quest to join the World
Trade Organization and will officially become a fully-fledged member of the
international trading system on Tuesday. Beijing said
it would abide by its WTO commitments and send delegates to WTO headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland.
US Says WTO Not Place
for Taiwan, China to Discuss Cross-Strait Politics
(Taipei Times, Nov. 21, 2001) The US State Department's top expert on Asia
says that the WTO is not the place for political cross-strait dialogue. James
Kelly, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs,
told that trying to add political dialogue to the WTO process would
"ruin what we've got."
Beijing Downplays
Using WTO for Cross-Strait Issues
(Taiwan Economic News, Nov. 12, 2001) After both Taipei and Beijing secured
WTO memberships over the weekend, mainland Chinese officials stressed Sunday
that only economic and trade issues of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can
be settled under the WTO framework.
WTO Approves
Taiwan's Entry
(Reuters, Nov. 12, 2001) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) approved Taiwan's
entry, a day after welcoming China into the trade body, in a move that will
increase economic integration between the political rivals. Taiwan is the
world's 14th largest trading economy and had sought entry for 12 years
WTO Approves
China's Membership After 15-year Quest
(Reuters, Nov, 11, 2001) China completed a 15-year quest to join the World
Trade Organisation (WTO), bringing a market of 1.3 billion people into the
global trading system and changing the way Beijing does business with the
world. Ministers of the 142-strong world trade body stood and applauded after
approving by acclamation the proposal to admit China, the world's most
populous nation and until now a huge missing link in the WTO's membership.
Change Ahead as
Taiwan Enters W.T.O.
(New York Times, Nov. 10, 2001) On Sunday, a day after China clears the final
hurdle to membership in the W.T.O., Taiwan is scheduled to gain entry, too.
The timing is deliberate — part of an intricate dance that allows China and
the island it views as a breakaway province to join the club of trading nations
almost simultaneously.
MAC Advises Economic
Autonomy after WTO
(Taiwan News, Nov. 4, 2001) After Taiwan's entry into the World Trade
Organization, Taiwan will still need to maintain a safe distance from China
for the purpose of maintaining Taiwan's economic autonomy, said MAC
chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen .
APEC Leaders
Endorse WTO Entry for Taipei, Beijing
(Taiwan Economic News, Oct. 22, 2001) Leaders attending the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum summit issued a joint statement that
supports the fight against terrorism, calls for a new round of trade talks
and backs World Trade Organization memberships for Taipei and Beijing.
Taiwan to Join WTO in March 2002
(AFP, Sep. 27, 2001) Taiwan is expected to officially become a full member of
the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in March 2002, Vice-Minister of Economic
Affairs Steve Chen said. After having secured the
approval of a working panel in Geneva, Taiwan's entry has yet to be ratified
at the WTO's ministerial meeting set for Qatar in November and then undergo
parliamentary deliberation at home.
'One China' Still Dominant Issue
(Taipei Times, Sep. 20, 2001) While WTO entry should strengthen economic
ties, an official at China's embassy in the US stressed Beijing's long-held
position has not changed.The number-two man in the Chinese embassy in
Washington says that Beijing's "one China" principle will continue
to dominate cross-strait affairs.
Taiwan Is Cleared for Membership in W.T.O.
(NYT, Sep. 19, 20010 Taiwan won formal clearance to join the World Trade
Organization, one day after China received clearance.Admission of both is
expected by the end of this year or early 2002.The terms for admitting Taiwan
were hammered out almost two years ago, but acceptance of a pact was
postponed because of a 1992 understanding that Beijing would be the first to
enter.
China, WTO Reaches Final Accord, US Welcomes
(People’s Daily, Sep. 18, 2001) The accord on China's entry into the World
Trade Organization (WTO) was approved by the formal meeting of the 18th WTO
Working Party on China's accession Monday in Geneva, clearing the way for
Beijing to join the world trading body within months.
WTO Agrees China Entry Terms
(Financial Times, Sep. 17, 2001) The World Trade Organisation has
successfully concluded negotiations on China's terms of membership, paving
the way for the text of the agreement to be adopted formally at November's
WTO ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar.
Trade Official Says China Could Join WTO This Year
(Financial Times, July 12, 2001) China could receive approval to enter the
World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the end of the year, ending a 15-year
effort to join the 141-nation body. Jeffrey Bader, assistant US trade
representative, said he expected most of China's entry negotiations would be
completed by the end of next week at a "working party" session in
Geneva.
U.S., China Reach Consensus on WTO
(Reuters, June 9, 2001) The United States and China said they had reached
consensus on issues holding up Beijing's entry to the World Trade
Organization and would work toward bringing China into the global trade body
by year-end.
Best for China and Taiwan to Join WTO Together,
says US
(Straits Times, June 6, 2001) The United States' top trade representative
said here yesterday it would be constructive for China and Taiwan to enter
the World Trade Organisation in the same session. US Trade Representative
Robert Zoellick also said Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian should take part
in the Apec summit in Shanghai in October.
China, EU Hold Summit Amid WTO Entry Concerns
(Reuters, Oct. 23, 2000) China and the European Union held a one-day summit
on Monday with fears China's entry into the World Trade Organization could be
delayed into next year at the top of the agenda. EU leaders gathered in
Beijing have said the remaining barriers to China's WTO entry are few, but
its accession might be delayed until next year.
Clinton, Signing China Trade Bill, Issues Warning
to Beijing
(New York Times, Oct. 11, 2000) President Clinton sent his top trade
negotiator to Beijing today to warn China that its efforts to back away from
crucial trade concessions threatened the trading rights that it won after a
prolonged fight in Congress.
'Customs Territory' is Nixed by Clinton
(Taipei
Times, Sep. 8, 2000) US President Bill Clinton has vowed that the US will not
accept Beijing's proposal to label Taiwan a "customs territory of
China" in documents related to China's entry into the WTO.
China Insists Taiwan Should Join WTO as A Part of
China
(AFP,
Sep. 7, 2000) China insisted Thursday Taiwan should join the WTO as a part of
Chinese territory, raising concerns that China's entry to the trade body
could be stalled due to disagreements over the matter. F
WTO No Place for
One-China Push: US
(Reuters, July 28, 2000) The United States made it clear yesterday that it
would oppose any bid by Beijing to enshrine its one-China policy in an
eventual agreement on entry to the World Trade Organisation.
'One China' Issue
Clouds WTO Chinese Talks
(Reuters,
July 27, 2000) China and the United States appeared at loggerheads on
Thursday over a Beijing effort to enshrine its ''one China'' policy into a
key text on its eventual entry into the World Trade Organization.
US Approves China Trade
Bill
(Financial
Times, May 25, 2000) The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted solidly
in favour of granting permanent normal trade relations to China, opening a
new era of Sino-American relations.
Taiwan Calm, So China
Gains in Trade Talks
(New York
Times, March 24, 2000) A rare burst of moderation on both sides of the Taiwan
Strait has fortified proponents of granting China permanent trading rights in
the United States as a Senate committee formally took up the trade measure
today. Clinton administration officials said prospects for passage had
improved.
President Clinton Begins
China Trade Push
(Washington
Post, March 9, 2000) President Clinton formally called on Congress yesterday
to grant permanent trading privileges to China, igniting a debate that will
dominate the House for weeks and determine whether Clinton achieves the
highest international priority of his final year in office.
WTO Entry Not
Likely Before Taiwan Poll (AFP, Jan. 14, 2000) US legislators
visiting China said yesterday that Congress probably would vote on China's
accession to the World Trade Organization only after Taiwan's presidential
election in March.
Clinton to Press
Hill To Back China Deal (Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2000)
President Clinton yesterday announced an "all-out effort" to
persuade Congress to grant China permanent access to the U.S. market, a key
step in White House efforts to bring China into the World Trade Organization.
Taiwan Appeals
to Beijing over WTO Entry (AFP, Dec. 5, 1999) Taiwan
Economic Minister Wang Chih-kang said Sunday the island may ease its
decades-old ban on some direct links with China if Beijing renounces its
hostility over issues like its bid to join the World Trade Organisation.
Beijing and
Taipei Disagree on Taiwan's WTO Title (China Times, Dec. 1, 1999) A
number of high-ranking PRC officials recently presented stipulations for the
title by which Taiwan may accede to the WTO, while ROC officials responded
that no reason exists to change the current name.
Taiwan
May Ease Curbs on Trade with China, Says President (AFP, Nov. 25, 1999)
President Lee Teng-hui Thursday extended an olive branch to arch-foe China,
saying Taiwan would like to ease its restrictions on trade with the mainland
under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) framework.
A Deal
That May Transform China (The Christian Science Monitor,
Nov. 16, 1999) American officials and Chinese scholars say Beijing's joining
the World Trade Organization, which is virtually assured now that the two
Pacific powerhouses have signed a pact, could trigger a momentous shift in
US-China ties.
China and U.S.
Sign Landmark Trade Deal (New York Times, Nov. 15, 1999)
American and Chinese trade negotiators announced one of the largest trade
deals in American history on Monday, a comprehensive agreement to open
China's economy to foreign competitors in return for Beijing's entry into the
World Trade
China in the WTO:
Time Will Tell
(Asia Pulse, Dec. 13, 2002) Despite numerous technical and operation
difficulties, China's performance in meeting its WTO commitments in its first
year of membership is quite good on balance, a US China analyst says.
WTO Offers New Hope,
Cross-Strait Opportunity for Peace, Official Says By Chris Cockel
(China Post, July 25, 2002) Interaction under the framework of the trading
body "should help to fundamentally stabilize bilateral relations in a
peaceful and positive way."
China's
Opening-up: Can It Be Faster?
(People’s Daily, July 7, 2002) China's accession to the World Trade
Organization means this old oriental country will have to open up itself
wider and finally integrate with the world market. This is imaginably, or
actually for certain people or enterprises, a painful process.
China Must Stick
to Reform Plans By Tao I-fen
(Taipei Times, April 2, 2002) With Beijing having entered the WTO and opening
its domestic markets, a debate has arisen in Taiwan and abroad about the
prospects for China's economy.
WTO Will Increase
Taiwan's Reliance on PRC: Barshefsky By Chris
Cockel
(China Post, Feb. 14, 2002) Membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
will lead to a greater dependence by Taiwan on mainland China, Charlene
Barshefsky, former United States Trade Representative (USTR) and recently
appointed public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Taiwan to Benefit
from PRC in WTO By Billy
Chamberlin
(China Post, Jan. 18, 2002) Taiwan remains the most prepared in dealing with
the economic rise and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession of mainland
China and, therefore, should not be concerned over the issue.
WTO Won't Guarantee
Better Foreign Relations By Monique Chu
(Taipei Times, Jan. 6, 2001) Taiwan's accession to the WTO won't necessarily
result in a breakthrough for extending Taiwan's external relations as China continues
to exert pressure on potential allies.
WTO a Chance to Break
Deadlock By Tsai Horng-ming
(Taipei Times, Dec. 31, 2001) Beijing entered the WTO on Dec. 11, while
Taiwan will become an official member tomorrow. As WTO members, Taiwan and
China will further integrate with the global economy.
WTO Entry Seen as
Enabling Resumption of Sino-Taiwan Ties
(Taiwan News, Dec. 15, 2001) The World Trade Organization can serve as a
channel for the resumption of political dialogues across the Taiwan Strait.
"It (the WTO) permits. But it doesn't compel.
China's W.T.O. Entry
Means a New Game With New Rules By Mark
Landler
(New York Times, Nov. 17, 2001) To comply with the W.T.O., the Chinese
government will have to pass hundreds of new laws on virtually every aspect
of commerce. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation has
pledged to publish all of them, and says it will not enforce any law that is
not published.
China's Leaders Uneasy
About WTO Entry By Clay Chandler and Phillip
P. Pan
(Washington Post, Nov. 13, 2001) Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji would seem
to have every reason to celebrate the conclusion of China's 15-year bid for
membership in the World Trade Organization. And yet Zhu is toasting accession
warily.
Inauspicious Timing of
WTO Entry By Ma Kai
(Taipie Times, Nov. 13, 2001) After entering the WTO, the anticipated export
boost will not occur quickly, but import barriers will be immediately lifted
-- especially those set up specifically against Chinese products.
Taiwan's New
Post-WTO Economy
(Commercial Times, Nov. 12, 2001) The government has repeatedly asserted that joining the WTO will
have a limited impact on domestic manufacturing; nonetheless, one must not
excessively underestimate the blow that an all-inclusive, perpetual opening
of the market will have on the island's industry.
China's Ticket Into
WTO Foreshadows Revolution By John Pomfret and Philip P. Pan
(Washington Post, Nov. 11, 2001) China's formal entry into the World Trade
Organization yesterday at a meeting in Doha, Qatar, promises to do more than rewrite
the rules of the country's freewheeling economy.
China in the WTO:
Three Predictions and One Reminder By Edward
Gresser
(Straits Times, Nov. 10, 2001) The consequences of this will play out in many
different arenas: The domestic Chinese economy, Pacific investment flows,
United States-China relations, and elsewhere.
Enter China:
WTO Membership Has Important Potential
By
Charlene Barshefsky
(Washington Post, Nov. 9, 2001) Beijing's relationship with Taiwan is a
possible case in point. As both sides join the WTO this week, they will have
a new and unique institutional means of discussing economic issues, one that
does not raise questions of sovereignty and helps them develop ways to build
confidence and find areas of mutual benefit.
China's Entry into
WTO Important to Global Community: Barshefsky
(Xinhua News, Nov. 7, 2001) Former US trade representative Charlene
Barshefsky said in Washington on Tuesday that China's entry into the World
Trade Organization (WTO) is "extremely important" to the global
community.
Taiwan Should Face Future with China By Monique Chu
(Taipei Times, Sep. 24, 2001) Arguing that Taiwan faces inevitable economic
integration with China, Edward Chen, president of Hong Kong's Lingnan
University, told Taipei Times that Taipei should use its impending WTO entry
as a means to engage in trade-related dialogue with Beijing.
WTO Entry May Help Bring Taiwan and China Closer
(AFP, Sep. 20, 2001) Membership in the world trade body for both nations, now
expected before the end of the year, could bring them in closer and more
regular contact and help improve the atmosphere of bilateral dealings.
China's WTO Deal: A Defining Moment for Global
Cooperation By Mike
Moore
(International Herald Tribune, Sep. 19, 2001) History was made here this
week. After 15 long and often frustrating years of negotiating, a working
party at the World Trade Organization has approved bids by China and Taiwan
to join 142 other governments as members of the WTO.
China Greets WTO with Both Joy and Worry By Bill Savadove
(Reuters, Sep. 18, 2001) China cheered the approval of terms for it to join
the World Trade Organisation, but a top leader said on Tuesday membership
would also bring pain as the nation merged with a slumping global economy.
The WTO and China’s Accession to Asian Dominance By William R. Hawkins
(Jamestown Foundation, China Brief, July 24, 2001) During the June
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Shanghai, the United States made
further concessions to Chinese demands in order to move Beijing closer to
World Trade Organization (WTO) membership.
China, Taiwan, and the World
Trade Organization By Greg Mastel
(The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2001) Commercial ties have been the
exception to the pessimistic forecast for cross-strait relations. Mutual WTO
membership, expected in the near future, will likely force changes in the
relationship between Taipei and Beijing that diplomacy cannot
achieve.
Issues in China’s WTO Accession By Nicholas Lardy
(Brookings Institution, May 9, 2001) The United States has a substantial
stake in China's further domestic economic reforms and its deepening
integration in the global economy.
A Rural Dilemma By Allen T. Cheng
(Asiaweek, Feb. 23, 2001) While WTO accession will not lead to chaos, China
still has its work cut out. The stakes are enormous. Once foreign produce hits the Chinese
markets, millions of peasants could be wiped out by the competitive
prices.
Fututre Shock: The WTO and Political Change in
China By Minxin Pei
(Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Feb. 2001) China's impending WTO
entry will pose unprecedented economic and political challenges to the
Chinese government. Initial adjustments to WTO entry are expected to increase
the pains of reform and pressures on the government.
China's Trade Hostage By Greg
Mastel
(Washington Post, Dec. 5, 2000) At his recent meeting with Asian leaders,
President Clinton made news by meeting with China's president and once again
calling for a rapid conclusion of China's long march toward membership in the
World Trade Organization.
Beware Chinese Promises
(Editorial, Washington Post, Oct. 16, 2000) The project of bringing China
into the World Trade Organization is based on the assumption that an
arbitrary dictatorship is capable of negotiating a complex deal and then
sticking to it.
Overselling the Benefits of WTO for China By Bruce Dickson
(Taipei Times, Oct. 6, 2000) Unlike the earlier vote in the House of
Representatives, there was little doubt that the Senate would eventually
approve PNTR.
China's Trade Status Is Not a Magic Bullet By Greg Mastel
(LA Times, Oct. 3, 2000) In the recent Senate debate on extending permanent
normal trade relations, or PNTR, to China, passage was often portrayed as the
solution to everything from U.S. trade problems with China to Beijing's
intolerance of dissent.
Taiwan Not Ready for New China Ties under WTO
(Reuters,
Sept. 20, 2000 ) Taiwan may follow China very quickly into the World Trade
Organization, but analysts doubt it is ready to dive into a cross-Strait
trade relationship that is likely to accompany that membership.
Zhu's Re-Inventions for
WTO By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(South
China Morning Post, Aug. 2, 2000) "Use the open-door policy to give
reform a big push" is the phrase that perhaps best sums up Zhu Rongji's
strategy for the rest of his premiership.
The
Taiwan Factor in the Vote on PNTR for China and its WTO Accession By Nancy Bernkopf Tucker
(NBR
Analysis: Vol. 11, No. 2, July 2000) The United States Congress is on the
verge of a crucial vote that could confer permanent normal trade relations
(PNTR) to China.
The
Impact of WTO/PNTR on Chinese Politics By Joseph Fewsmith
(NBR
Analysis: Vol. 11, No. 2: Essay 2) Those opposed to PNTR are afraid that the
United States will surrender its leverage and that therefore reform in China
will slow. This study finds the opposite to be the case.
WTO Entry May Back Taiwan
into Corner By Richard Dobson
(Taipei
Times, July 10, 2000) As its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO)
looms, Taiwan must make a decision: open direct trade links with China or sink
any chance of salvaging the relationship with its giant neighbor by
continuing to bar two-way trade.
Maverick Chinese Province
Fears Opening of Trade By Mark Landler
(New York
Times, June 12, 2000) Every Monday for seven years, Wang Tai-ching has
boarded a ferry in Hong Kong and chugged up the muddy waters of the Pearl
River delta.
Even With China, WTO
Can't Do It All By Philip Bowring
(International
Herald Tribune, May 30, 2000) The positive resolution of China's bid for
membership in the World Trade Organization is a matter for relief more than
for cheering. The negative, perhaps even dangerous, consequences of China's
being denied were obvious.
Ties That Will
Bind China, Taiwan By Greg Mastel
(LA
Times, May 28, 2000) In light of China's threats, it is prudent to consider
working with the new Taiwanese president to upgrade the island's defenses,
but weapons sales are not the only, and may not be the best, approach to
ensuring Taiwan's security.
Permanent
Normal Trade Relations for China By Nicholas R. Lardy
(Brookings
Institute, Policy Brief #58, May 2000) In what has been described as its most
important vote this year, the U.S. Congress will soon decide whether to
provide permanent normal trade relations to China.
Opening China to Goods
and Ideas
(Editorial,
New York Times, May 25, 2000) By approving legislation that permanently
normalizes trade relations with China, the House opened the way yesterday for
a more stable and productive relationship with that country.
Why the US Should Pass
PNTR
(China
Times, May 24, 2000) Taiwan should also support passage of PNTR with all its
might, for the sake both of security in the Taiwan Strait and of trade with
mainland China. This is why U.S. president Bill Clinton specifically pointed
out that even the new ROC president Chen Shui-bian supports this piece of
legislation.
Reckoning With China
(Editorial,
Washington Post, May 24, 2000) The Clinton administration suggests that
Congress should bless China's entry into the World Trade Organization because
not doing so would anger the Chinese--as though Beijing's emotions should determine
the argument. It pleads that snubbing China after long negotiations on WTO
would make America seem untrustworthy--as though Congress should
automatically sign off on any deal an administration presents to it.
How Trade
with China Benefits Americans By Stephen J. Yates and Larry M. Wortzel
(Heritage
Foundation Backgrounder, May 5, 2000) Granting permanent normal trade relations
to China, which the House and Senate are expected to take up later this
month, is good policy.
Normalizing Trade Is
Win-Win Scenario By Dianne Feinstein
(LA
Times, May 12, 2000) Later this month, Congress will consider legislation to
grant China permanent normal trading relations status based on an agreement
negotiated last November.
A Clear Choice on
China Trade
(Editorial,
New York Times, April 19, 2000) By permanently awarding China the normal
trading status it has enjoyed for two decades, Congress can advance America's
economic interests without diluting its support for human rights on the
mainland or the defense of democracy on Taiwan.
Bringing China on
Board Makes for a Safer World By George Yeo
(International
Herald Tribune, March 2, 2000) China's entry into the World Trade
Organization will make this a safer world. This is not only about commercial
pluses against minuses.
Battle
after Seattle targets China By Abid Aslam
(Asia Times, Dec. 16, 1999) Environmental, labor and human rights groups -
fresh from their self-proclaimed triumph over the World Trade Organization
(WTO) - are now taking aim at China.
China Trade
Deal in Peril (Editorial, LA Times, Dec. 13, 1999)
The Clinton administration's failure to launch new global trade talks at this
month's World Trade Organization meeting may well claim another victim--the
U.S. trade deal with China--unless the White House can avoid repeating the
blunders it made on the run-up to Seattle.
China in WTO
Will Help More Than Just Trade By Jacob A. Fisch
(LA Times, Nov. 26, 1999) Entry into the organization will further the social
and political changes begun by other outside links. China's modernization
has, until now, been greatly inspired and facilitated by interaction with the
world community and will be greatly enhanced by WTO membership.
China's
Greater Leap By Jim Hoagland
(Washington Post, Nov. 25, 1999) If China accepts the financial transparency
and the rule of commercial law the WTO requires, Chinese society at large
will benefit. But if China refuses to live up to these engagements, Beijing
will live in constant friction and distrust with the rest of the world (and
with China's own younger generation).
China
and the WTO
(Economist, Nov. 20, 1999) The China-America deal paves the way for China’s
admission to the World Trade Organisation, after 13 years of trying, though
quite a few matters have to be tied up first. Both national leaders involved
in the deal took political gambles. Bill Clinton, certainly. He wants
America’s re-engagement with China to be a crowning foreign-policy success,
after a series of blunders. But a much bigger gamble was taken by China’s
leaders.
One Giant
Step for Jiang's China By Erik Eckholm
(New York Times,, Nov. 21, 1999) China's signature Monday showed that Jiang, and
most if not all of the other six Communist Party leaders who make major
decisions here, are convinced that radical change is the only hope if China
is to attain long-term prosperity and greatness.
The
Price of China's New Policy By Walter Russell Mead
(LA Times, Nov. 21, 1999) the U.S.-China agreement signed last week in
Beijing helps achieve the primary U.S. foreign-policy goal in Asia since the
American Revolution: guaranteeing U.S. merchants, bankers, factories and
farmers safe and rule-based access to what will someday be the largest
consumer market in the world.
Yes, China in
the WTO, but What About Taiwan? By William Pfaff (International Herald Tribune, Nov. 18, 1999) Where does Taiwan
stand in all this? China has never been willing to belong to an international
body to which Taiwan also belongs. However, Taiwan is also a candidate for
WTO membership, and by any measure of economy or trade it is a more important
candidate than China.
China Must
Play by Trade Rules
(Editorial, LA Times, Nov. 8, 1999) The effort to get China admitted into the
World Trade Organization has been slow and frustrating. Beijing appears eager
to join but reluctant to pay the price of entry. ... But easing the terms of
China's admission just to cut a deal before the Seattle meeting would be a
mistake.
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