The Terms of Trade: A Somber Prognosis from WTO Expert Tu Xinquan

About this episode

Scott Kennedy interviews Tu Xinquan about China's WTO membership and the need for reform in global trade governance.

On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Tu Xinquan, a leading Chinese expert on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and global economic governance. They review the initial enthusiasm accompanying China’s accession to the WTO two decades ago, the debates on whether China’s behavior conforms with its WTO commitments, and the need for WTO reform to address industrial policy, national security, digital trade, and labor standards.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Kennedy

Guest: Tu Xinquan

Topics covered

• World Trade Organization
• China's WTO accession
• global economic governance
• WTO reform
• industrial policy
• digital trade
• labor standards

Keywords

• WTO
• China
• trade
• economic governance
• reform
• industrial policy
• national security
• digital trade
• labor standards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Trade Organization, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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