5901. China's Trade Opening: Implications for Regional Stability
- Author:
- Howard M. Krawitz
- Publication Date:
- 08-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Abstract:
- In late 2001, China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO), a dramatic step that marks not only the end of a 15-year odyssey for Beijing but also the beginning of a new phase in the country's internal development and its relations with the outside world. It may sound odd to suggest that joining the WTO—an organization focused on rules of conduct for trade and commerce—will influence not only China's economy but also its political, military, and social development, as well as its interaction with the United States. Yet China's efforts to play by WTO rules could affect its internal development far more extensively than has been the case with many new member nations.
- Topic:
- Security and International Trade and Finance
- Political Geography:
- United States, China, and Asia