Canadian proposals for reform, in both regional and global negotiations, have been repeatedly rebuffed by US politicians convinced of the continued political need for measures to counteract dumping. The contributors to this volume provide a range of new suggestions and proposals aimed at breaking the impasse. While most of the authors would welcome fundamental reforms, such as the replacement of antidumping with competition laws, they concentrate in this volume on the pros and cons of various technical changes to existing national antidumping laws that would provide a basis for a more gradual evolution toward fundamental reforms. In the last fifteen years per capita income in China has more than doubled and trade has expanded enormously. However, the rapid growth in trade and investment has occurred without China's full integration into the world economy.
China still protects many industries with tariffs and quotas.
The United States and other countries consider China's intellectual property rules inadequate. The Chinese legal system is quite different from those of WTO members. Much remains to be done. In this monograph a number of Chinese and Canadian academics examine Sino-North American economic relations, its path, potential transition and the impediments to greater economic cooperation. The papers are invaluable for all those interested in trade with China, how it has grown, it's future and policy issues.