trading countries. During the past ten years, in which China has (of course) not been a GATT Contracting Party or a WTO Member …, there has been substantial “systems friction†between China and some Western trading countries. The term â … China-trade embodies elements of all three forms. This raises the question of whether WTO accession for China is likely to …

China is, and will continue to be for some time to come, a great concern to U.S. administrations. The Clinton … administration has chosen to pursue a policy of engagement with China, arguing that it is best to try to bring China into â …€œthe community of nations†rather than to contain and isolate it. Integrating China through a policy of engagement has meant, most …