World Trade Organization Tutorial

Author: Zou Dongtao
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book consists of 3 parts and 13 chapters. Part 1 begins with the new changes in international trade relations after World War II and introduces the establishment, development, and evolution of the World Trade Organization (including its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), providing an overview of its organizational structure, functions, principles, and operational mechanisms. Part 2 primarily explains the rules and agreements of the World Trade Organization, elaborating on the relevant rules of the four major categories: goods trade, services trade, intellectual property, and plurilateral and regional trade. Part 3 focuses on China and the World Trade Organization, not only exploring the origins of China's relationship with the WTO but also introducing the brief process of China's transition from "accession to the GATT" to "accession to the WTO." It also emphasizes the analysis and argumentation of the opportunities and challenges China has faced since joining the WTO, as well as how China should seize the opportunities and embrace the challenges.