The WTO dilemma

Membership of the World Trade Organization has taken China 14 years of campaigning. It's almost there.

       
Chinese consumers want the product not the bran

Membership of the World Trade Organization for China has taken 14 years of campaigning, and theoretically it could still be frustrated by a handful of the WTO’s existing members that have yet to conclude their bilateral negotiations with Beijing. It seems almost certain, though, that the People’s Republic will be joining within the next six months.

Beijing-watchers see it as a shrewd piece of political manoeuvring on the part of the Chinese government.

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