China’s Trade Opening: Implications for Regional Stability

Authors

Howard M. Krawitz, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

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.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Publication Date

8-2002

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Krawitz, Howard M., "China’s Trade Opening: Implications for Regional Stability" (2002). Strategic Forums. 120.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/120