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China's Attitude to Multilateralism in International Economic Law and Governance:

China's Attitude to Multilateralism in International Economic Law and Governance: I. INTRODUCTION This paper argues that China's attitude to multilateral trade is unclear. Moreover, China assumes little responsibility to maintain international order in global economic governance. In other words, China should hide less behind the status of a developing country and stand up to its own ambition to new leadership. For example, China seems to go against "traditional" powers (mainly the U.S.), and tends to focus on South-South regionalism The results of the July 2008 World Trade Organization (WTO) mini- ministerial conference, composed of a trade G-7,'- are evidence of this. At the mini- ministerial, WTO members' latest attempt to salvage a deal in the Doha round broke down. Import-sensitive China and India were pitted against the U.S.'s demands for predictable market access for farnl products.3 In addition, for most of the Cold War period, China "was not prepared to play entirely by the rules."4 By the 1990s, however, China had fully accepted the identity of statehood and the rights and duties implied by sovereignty.5 It accepted these pluralist rules at a time when the rules of the game were changing Ó The dynamics of this changing order were driven by economic liberalization and the advance of liberal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of World Investment and Trade Brill

China's Attitude to Multilateralism in International Economic Law and Governance:

Journal of World Investment and Trade , Volume 11 (2): 15 – Jan 1, 2010
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I. INTRODUCTION This paper argues that China's attitude to multilateral trade is unclear. Moreover, China assumes little responsibility to maintain international order in global economic governance. In other words, China should hide less behind the status of a developing country and stand up to its own ambition to new leadership. For example, China seems to go against "traditional" powers (mainly the U.S.), and tends to focus on South-South regionalism The results of the July 2008 World Trade Organization (WTO) mini- ministerial conference, composed of a trade G-7,'- are evidence of this. At the mini- ministerial, WTO members' latest attempt to salvage a deal in the Doha round broke down. Import-sensitive China and India were pitted against the U.S.'s demands for predictable market access for farnl products.3 In addition, for most of the Cold War period, China "was not prepared to play entirely by the rules."4 By the 1990s, however, China had fully accepted the identity of statehood and the rights and duties implied by sovereignty.5 It accepted these pluralist rules at a time when the rules of the game were changing Ó The dynamics of this changing order were driven by economic liberalization and the advance of liberal

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