China's Accession to the WTO

China's accession to the WTO is one of the most important policy changes in China's long process of liberalizing its foreign trade and foreign direct investment. It is also a major world economic event with profound repercussions. This book addresses the issues raised by China's accession both in terms of its effects on its neighbours and China itself. The history of China's accession and the major commitments by China as conditions for its accession to the WTO are examined along with the impacts of accession on China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India and Southeast Asian economies. The book begins by assessing the impacts on China, including regional impacts, impacts on domestic regional liberalization and impacts on state-owned enterprises. It goes on to assess the effects on a number of Asian economies, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India. The book ends with an assessment of the impacts on ASEAN economies and Asian economic integration. This includes discussion of the mutual trade between China and Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The contributors come from a wide range of backgrounds, providing different viewpoints on the impacts of China's trade liberalization. "China's Accession to the WTO" will therefore appeal to academics and researchers of Asian studies (China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia particularly) as well as those interested in the WTO and international trade and policy makers in the countries affected and discussed.