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…

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…