China and the WTO

Why Multilateralism Still Matters

Petros C. Mavroidis, Professor Andre Sapir

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Princeton University Press
16 March 2021

International economics

An examination of China's participation in the World Trade Organisation, the conflicts it has caused, and how WTO reforms could ease them

China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2001 was rightly hailed as a huge step forward in international cooperation. However, China's participation in the WTO has been anything but smooth, with China alienating some of its trading partners, particularly the United States. The mismatch between the WTO framework and China's economic model has undermined the WTO's ability to mitigate tensions arising from China's size and rapid growth. What has to change?

China and the WTO demonstrates that unilateral pressure, by the United States and others, is not the answer. Instead, Petros Mavroidis and Andre Sapir show that if the WTO enacts judicious reforms, it could induce China's cooperation, leading to a renewed confidence in the WTO system. The WTO and its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, are predicated on liberal domestic policies. They managed the previous accessions of socialist countries and big trading nations, but none were as large or powerful as China. Mavroidis and Sapir contend that for the WTO to function smoothly and accommodate China's unique geopolitical position, it needs to translate some of its implicit principles into explicit treaty language. To make their point, they focus on two core complaints — that Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) benefit from unfair trade advantages, and that domestic companies, private as well as SOEs, impose forced technology transfer on foreign companies as a condition for accessing the Chinese market — and they lay out specific proposals for WTO reforms.

In an age of global trade disputes, China and the WTO offers a timely exploration of unprecedented challenges to the current multilateral system and fresh ideas for lasting solutions.

By: Petros C. Mavroidis, Professor Andre Sapir
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691206592
ISBN 10: 0691206597
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 16 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Petros C. Mavroidis is the Edwin B. Parker Professor of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia Law School. His books include The Regulation of International Trade. André Sapir is professor of economics at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and senior fellow at Bruegel. His books include Fragmented Power: Europe and the Global Economy.

Reviews for China and the WTO: Why Multilateralism Still Matters

"""Timely. . . . [China and the WTO] provides an excellent account of the legal rules with a firm grounding in economic analysis.""---Henry Gao, Journal of Political Science"