China: International Trade and WTO Accession

March 1, 2004

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Nicolas R Blancher, and Thomas Rumbaugh. China: International Trade and WTO Accession, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed November 23, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

China's increasing integration with the global economy has contributed to sustained growth in international trade. Its exports have become more diversified, and greater penetration of industrial country markets has been accompanied by a surge in China's imports from all regions-especially Asia, where China plays an increasingly central role in regional specialization. Tariff reforms have been implemented in China since the 1980s; and, with its recent WTO accession, China has committed itself to additional reforms that are farreaching and challenging. Sustained implementation of these commitments would further deepen China's international integration and generate benefits for most partner countries.

Subject: Export performance, Exports, Imports, International trade, Tariffs, Taxes, Trade balance

Keywords: Accession protocol, Asia and Pacific, China, China's export, Export, Export base, Export performance, Exports, Global, Growth momentum, Imports, International Trade, Product, Tariffs, Trade, Trade balance, Trade emergence, World export market shares, WP, WTO, WTO accession, WTO membership

Publication Details

Pages:

25
Volume:

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DOI:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2004/036
Stock No:

WPIEA0362004
ISBN:

9781451845488
ISSN:

1018-5941

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