China's accession to the World Trade Organisation in 2001 was hailed as the natural conclusion of a long march that started with the reforms of Deng Xiaoping in the 1970s. However, China's participation in the WTO has been anything but smooth. Its self-proclaimed socialist market economy system...

Grounded on a series of first hand interviews with Chinese government officials, this text examines China's accession to the World Trade Organization, providing an 'inside' look at Chinese WTO accession negotiations