The aftermath of China's accession to the World Trade Organization.

From: Independent Review | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: Hsiung, James C. | Copyright information

After almost fifteen years of long and hard negotiations, the People's Republic of China was finally, at the end of 2001, admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ("WTO Ministerial" 2001). By prior agreement, its accession was followed in tandem by Taiwan, admitted under the nomenclature of "The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu." The arrangement was a compromise to avoid the stigma of having "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan" in the organiz...

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