While many people have debated the rights and wrongs of Chinese trade policies, there has been little open contemplation of why China adopted such practices in the first place. Photo: Reuters
Opinion
Opinion
China broke the rules of global trade – but for good reason
Daniel Poon says the global trade regime that now exists has become an example of institutional overreach: backed by its developed-country members, the WTO has effectively reduced the policy space of developing countries to become rich themselves
While many people have debated the rights and wrongs of Chinese trade policies, there has been little open contemplation of why China adopted such practices in the first place. Photo: Reuters