This course focuses on Chinese international economic cooperation in the past more than four decades (1978-2020). With rich materials and vivid pictures, it will analyze Chinese international economic cooperation since the reform and open policy…
This course was organized jointly by the WCP Chair in Beijing and LEDECO Centre Swiss. Participants engage with expert speakers on topics including WTO reform and China's role, non-market economic challenges in WTO reform, negotiation…
The WTO is the foundation of multilateral trading system with 162 members, setting the rules of international trade policy coordination. China joined the WTO in 2001 after lengthy and arduous negotiations. Ever since then, China has been becoming…
Abstract: This course offers a comprehensive overview of the international service trade and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). It defines key terms and concepts related to services and service trade, including the different modes…
At the WTO level, there are three types of trade remedy measures that combat situations harmful to international trade. Specifically, the anti-dumping measure is against the situation of injurious dumping, the countervailing duty measure is…
The targets of this course are as follows: • Grasp the basic concepts and contents of TBT and SPS • Know the basic theory and practices of TBT and SPS, including their impact on international trade and the domestic economy • Learn the latest…
This course examines the challenges and innovative strategies associated with pilot projects for cross-border data flows. It focuses on the need for clear definitions of key data concepts—such as what constitutes “important data”—and the…
The purpose of the class is to introduce students to the analytical framework that is used to study international trade. The models studied in this course not only give insight and help explain trade, trade patterns, and the effect of trade on…
- The stagnation or death of the Doha Round strongly hurt the confidence in the negotiation function of the WTO for either developing or developed members - The dispute settlement function of the WTO hurt the self-interest and self-esteem of the…
The principal objective of the course is to provide practical information on the instruments and conduct of trade policy, providing the tools they will need to understand how the rules negotiated and adjudicated in the World Trade Organization…