Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization

Before reform, China's trade was dominated by a few foreign trade corporations with monopolies on the trade of specific ranges of products. Planners could control imports through these corporations so there was little need for conventional ins...

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Main Authors: Ianchovichina, Elena, Martin, Will
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
OIL
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490130/trade-liberalization-chinas-accession-world-trade-organization
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19606
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topic ACCESSION
ACCESSION AGREEMENT
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
ACCESSION PACKAGE
ACCESSION PROCESS
ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ACCESSION TO WTO
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
APPAREL SECTOR
AUTOMOBILE SECTOR
AVERAGE
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BARLEY
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENEFICIAL IMPACT
BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL STOCK
COAL
COMMAND ECONOMY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS VALUATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DUTY EXEMPTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PROCESSING
EXPORT QUOTAS
EXPORT SECTORS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT TAX EQUIVALENTS
EXPORT VOLUMES
EXPORTERS
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
FORECASTS
FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TRADE
FREE TRADE
GRAIN TRADE
GROUPS OF COMMODITIES
GROWTH RATE
HIGH IMPORT DUTIES
HIGH TRADE BARRIERS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORT DUTIES
IMPORT MARKETS
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITIES
INCOME GROWTH
INCREASED COMPETITION
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
LABOR- INTENSIVE
LABOR-INTENSIVE
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
MARKET PRICES
METALS
MONOPOLIES
NEGATIVE PROTECTION
NET EXPORTER
NONTARIFF BARRIERS
OIL
OPENNESS
PARTIAL LIBERALIZATION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY REFORMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION
PRODUCERS
PRODUCT PRICES
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROTECTION RATES
PROTECTIVE IMPACT
QUOTA IMPORTS
QUOTA TARIFF
RATES OF PROTECTION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
ROUND AGREEMENT
SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
STATE TRADING
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STATUTORY TARIFF
STATUTORY TARIFF RATES
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF BINDINGS
TARIFF EQUIVALENTS
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATE QUOTAS
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REFORM
TARIFFS
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TIMBER
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TOURISM
TRADE
TRADE COSTS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE PATTERNS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
TRADE POLICY REFORM
TRADE REFORM
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RIGHTS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING PARTNERS
TRADING RIGHTS
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSITION PERIOD
TRIPS AGREEMENT
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
WTO ACCESSION
WTO AGREEMENT
WTO COMMITMENTS
WTO MEMBERS
spellingShingle ACCESSION
ACCESSION AGREEMENT
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
ACCESSION PACKAGE
ACCESSION PROCESS
ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ACCESSION TO WTO
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
APPAREL SECTOR
AUTOMOBILE SECTOR
AVERAGE
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BARLEY
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENEFICIAL IMPACT
BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL STOCK
COAL
COMMAND ECONOMY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS VALUATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DUTY EXEMPTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PROCESSING
EXPORT QUOTAS
EXPORT SECTORS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT TAX EQUIVALENTS
EXPORT VOLUMES
EXPORTERS
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
FORECASTS
FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TRADE
FREE TRADE
GRAIN TRADE
GROUPS OF COMMODITIES
GROWTH RATE
HIGH IMPORT DUTIES
HIGH TRADE BARRIERS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORT DUTIES
IMPORT MARKETS
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITIES
INCOME GROWTH
INCREASED COMPETITION
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
LABOR- INTENSIVE
LABOR-INTENSIVE
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
MARKET PRICES
METALS
MONOPOLIES
NEGATIVE PROTECTION
NET EXPORTER
NONTARIFF BARRIERS
OIL
OPENNESS
PARTIAL LIBERALIZATION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY REFORMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION
PRODUCERS
PRODUCT PRICES
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROTECTION RATES
PROTECTIVE IMPACT
QUOTA IMPORTS
QUOTA TARIFF
RATES OF PROTECTION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
ROUND AGREEMENT
SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
STATE TRADING
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STATUTORY TARIFF
STATUTORY TARIFF RATES
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF BINDINGS
TARIFF EQUIVALENTS
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATE QUOTAS
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REFORM
TARIFFS
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TIMBER
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TOURISM
TRADE
TRADE COSTS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE PATTERNS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
TRADE POLICY REFORM
TRADE REFORM
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RIGHTS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING PARTNERS
TRADING RIGHTS
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSITION PERIOD
TRIPS AGREEMENT
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
WTO ACCESSION
WTO AGREEMENT
WTO COMMITMENTS
WTO MEMBERS
Ianchovichina, Elena
Martin, Will
Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
China
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2623
description Before reform, China's trade was dominated by a few foreign trade corporations with monopolies on the trade of specific ranges of products. Planners could control imports through these corporations so there was little need for conventional instruments such as tariffs, quotas, and licenses. Trade reforms increased the range of enterprises eligible to trade in specific commodities and led to the development of indirect new trade instruments, such as duty exemptions. Duty exemptions almost completely liberalized the imports of intermediate inputs used to produce exports and investment goods used in joint ventures with foreign enterprises. Comprehensive liberalization measures in China's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession package will help ease this problem as tariff reduction reduces the costs of domestic inputs to exporters. WTO commitments will also lead to the abolition of most nontariff barriers and of quotas on textiles and clothing. With accession, China's share of world exports may almost double between 1995 and 2005 - an estimate that is smaller than those found in studies that do not incorporate duty exemptions. (Duty exemptions were a form of partial liberalization, so any further reduction in protection will boost trade volume less than some estimate.) With reform, labor-intensive industries are expected to grow most, especially exports of apparel. Wages of unskilled worker should rise.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Ianchovichina, Elena
Martin, Will
author_facet Ianchovichina, Elena
Martin, Will
author_sort Ianchovichina, Elena
title Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
title_short Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
title_full Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
title_fullStr Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
title_full_unstemmed Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization
title_sort trade liberalization in china's accession to the world trade organization
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490130/trade-liberalization-chinas-accession-world-trade-organization
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19606
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spelling okr-10986-196062021-04-23T14:03:43Z Trade Liberalization in China's Accession to the World Trade Organization Ianchovichina, Elena Martin, Will ACCESSION ACCESSION AGREEMENT ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS ACCESSION PACKAGE ACCESSION PROCESS ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCESSION TO WTO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORTS APPAREL PRODUCTS APPAREL SECTOR AUTOMOBILE SECTOR AVERAGE AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFFS BARLEY BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BENEFICIAL IMPACT BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL STOCK COAL COMMAND ECONOMY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CUSTOMS CUSTOMS VALUATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC DEMAND DUTY EXEMPTIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT QUOTAS EXPORT SECTORS EXPORT TAX EXPORT TAX EQUIVALENTS EXPORT VOLUMES EXPORTERS FACTOR ENDOWMENTS FORECASTS FOREIGN ENTERPRISES FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE GRAIN TRADE GROUPS OF COMMODITIES GROWTH RATE HIGH IMPORT DUTIES HIGH TRADE BARRIERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT MARKETS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITIES INCOME GROWTH INCREASED COMPETITION INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LABOR- INTENSIVE LABOR-INTENSIVE MARKET ACCESS MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET PRICES METALS MONOPOLIES NEGATIVE PROTECTION NET EXPORTER NONTARIFF BARRIERS OIL OPENNESS PARTIAL LIBERALIZATION POLICY MAKERS POLICY REFORMS POVERTY REDUCTION PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCT PRICES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROTECTION RATES PROTECTIVE IMPACT QUOTA IMPORTS QUOTA TARIFF RATES OF PROTECTION REAL EXCHANGE RATE RESOURCE ALLOCATION ROUND AGREEMENT SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS STATE TRADING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STATUTORY TARIFF STATUTORY TARIFF RATES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF BINDINGS TARIFF EQUIVALENTS TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATE QUOTAS TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REFORM TARIFFS TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIMBER TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TOURISM TRADE TRADE COSTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE RIGHTS TRADE VOLUME TRADING PARTNERS TRADING RIGHTS TRADING SYSTEM TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PERIOD TRIPS AGREEMENT UNSKILLED WORKERS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WAGES WELFARE GAINS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO WTO ACCESSION WTO AGREEMENT WTO COMMITMENTS WTO MEMBERS Before reform, China's trade was dominated by a few foreign trade corporations with monopolies on the trade of specific ranges of products. Planners could control imports through these corporations so there was little need for conventional instruments such as tariffs, quotas, and licenses. Trade reforms increased the range of enterprises eligible to trade in specific commodities and led to the development of indirect new trade instruments, such as duty exemptions. Duty exemptions almost completely liberalized the imports of intermediate inputs used to produce exports and investment goods used in joint ventures with foreign enterprises. Comprehensive liberalization measures in China's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession package will help ease this problem as tariff reduction reduces the costs of domestic inputs to exporters. WTO commitments will also lead to the abolition of most nontariff barriers and of quotas on textiles and clothing. With accession, China's share of world exports may almost double between 1995 and 2005 - an estimate that is smaller than those found in studies that do not incorporate duty exemptions. (Duty exemptions were a form of partial liberalization, so any further reduction in protection will boost trade volume less than some estimate.) With reform, labor-intensive industries are expected to grow most, especially exports of apparel. Wages of unskilled worker should rise. 2014-08-21T20:19:01Z 2014-08-21T20:19:01Z 2001-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490130/trade-liberalization-chinas-accession-world-trade-organization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19606 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2623 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China