This study examines what could be the strategic positions of two important participants in the WTO negotiations: the United States, a major player in the agricultural sector, and China, a new participant that will certainly make its presence felt in the future.

Chinese accession to the WTO will give it the right to participate in the current agriculturalnegotiations. An obvious question is whether China’s accession is likely to make agreementin the agricultural negotiations easier or more difficult. China’s WTO membership will affectthe alliances...