How China can reform itself to join high-standard trade pacts

A cargo ship carrying containers near the Yantian port in Shenzhen on May 17, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
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BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) - Since joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 20 years ago, China has experienced progress that has brought forth change to the country and the rest of the world.

In the process, China's relations with the world, with its neighbouring countries and regions and with the West, especially with the United States, have been altered accordingly.

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