Incoming World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has the background, timing, and credentials to make strong statements on the historic accession of China to the WTO and the shape of the global trade body. His co-author, a respected Hong Kong-based journalist with BusinessWeek, adds a dash of critical insight on how trade relates to development, human rights, and antiglobalization groups. The result is a compelling and forceful case for giving China the benefit of the doubt during its early phases of WTO implementation.
In China and the WTO, Supachai and Cliff…
