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* * Trade Bargaining under the WTO: An Example of US-China Trade (WTO架構下之貿易談判) Dr. Pei-Shan Kao, Assistant Professor National Chiao Tung University Centre for General Education Unit 6 ? I. Introduction ? II. US-China Trade Contacts and Exchange ? III. Bilateral Trade Disputes and Frictions ? IV. Analysis on US-China Trade Bargaining under the WTO Regime ? V. Conclusion ? Question 1: Did the WTO promote US-China trade bargaining since China’s entry in 2001? Question 2: Have their trade frictions been resolved under the WTO regime? Question 3: Can the mechanism of the WTO facilitate effectively US-China trade bargaining hence resolves their disputes and promotes their relations? Question 4: How did the WTO change and affect China’s trade behavior and China’s relations with its trading partners? ↗Source: http://english.pravda.ru/img/2005/10/wto2.jpg, “consulted in March 2009”. US-China Trade Relations: Since they established formal diplomatic relations in 1979, they signed a trade agreement granting each other the most-favoured-nation (MFN) status. ↓ The two-way trade developed and grew rapidly. ↓ Many trade disputes and frictions occurred. ↓ Americans were unsatisfied with many problems: e.g. China’s arbitrary administrative interference and discriminatory regulatory processes, trade barriers, and unfair and non-transparent trade practices were prevalent. ↓ ∴The U.S.A welcomed China’s entry into the WTO Americans’ and Western Countries’ Expectations of China’s accession to the WTO *Opening the Chinese market to bring huge commercial benefits to them. *Reducing Chinese trade barriers in goods, services and agricultural products. *Reducing China’s restrictions on imports and distribution. *To decrease their trade deficit with China. *To ensure the transparency of China’s trade policy and establish a fair and stable trading environment. * To oblige China to behave according to the western-style rules of law and to expand its