China's WTO entry a 'great story' in world history

    Updated: 2011-12-01 14:37

    (Xinhua)

      Comments() Print Mail Large Medium  Small 分享按鈕 0

    WASHINGTON - China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the great stories in the world history, said former WTO Director-General Michael Moore.

    China's development in the last ten years is "one of the great stories in human history," Moore, who served as the WTO chief from 1999 to 2002 and had a first-hand experience on China's accession to the global trading organization in December 2001, told Xinhua in a recent exclusive interview in Washington DC.

    "Never in the history of our species, have so many people been lifted out of the extreme poverty. That's hundreds of millions of people. A new middle-class is developing. This is a wonderful thing," said Moore, who is now the New Zealand ambassador to the United States.

    When asked to comment on his remarks ten years ago that a WTO without China is not a "world" trade organization, Moore believed that his words held up. "Without China, it is not a world trade organization, it's half the world," he said.

    Moore added that if China had not been admitted to the WTO, the world would be very "dangerous" now.

    "How unstable and how unpredictable it would be, if China is not consuming and buying," he said, citing the example of his own country, New Zealand, which has avoided an economic recession partially thanks to a growing Chinese market.

    "So when people are worried about China's economic strength, I am not worried," he said. "I always worry if China gets weak."

    Moore described China's accession to the WTO as not only "the most important thing" during his time at the global organization, but also probably "the most important thing" during his "political life."

    "Now I think I can hold to the view that it is certainly the most substantial economic decision that Beijing has made in 50 years," he said.

    He noted that China's admission to the WTO was not only "joining a club or joining a union", but also meant "a substantial and permanent change."

    It meant that China was prepared to accept going to a "rules-based system" and to accept that when there are differences the law of disputes mechanism is "supreme," said Moore. "This is a huge thing to China," he added.

    Moore also believed that the decision by the Chinese leadership to boost domestic spending and pursue a more balanced economy is very "wise," because, according to him, "any economy that is too reliant on exports is vulnerable."

    Regarding the global economic outlook, he expressed his cautious optimism, noting that the global trading system is hanging together and governments around the world are taking the right measures, as opposed to the severe trade and currency conflicts during the Great Depression.

    But he warned that the greatest threat the world economy is facing is de-globalization which, he believed, means stopping of trade and a prolonged recession. He said that if that goes long enough, nationalist and protectionist forces will start to "bubble up in all societies."

    Moore said "the next big story about China" will be how it can boost domestic spending, share the wealth and maintain its growth, which is important not only for China but also for the rest of the world.

    "Can you do it? I think you can," he said.

    亚洲av日韩av无码| 无码中文av有码中文a| 亚洲自偷自偷偷色无码中文| 国产成人无码区免费网站| 亚洲中文字幕伊人久久无码| 亚洲欧洲自拍拍偷午夜色无码| 欧美巨大xxxx做受中文字幕| 亚洲精品无码精品mV在线观看| 国产一区二区中文字幕| 好硬~好爽~别进去~动态图, 69式真人无码视频免 | 亚洲日韩中文字幕日韩在线 | 亚洲AV无码成人精品区大在线| 中文字幕人妻无码系列第三区| 日韩电影免费在线观看中文字幕| 免费无码专区毛片高潮喷水 | 亚洲精品无码MV在线观看| 亚洲电影中文字幕| 久久亚洲春色中文字幕久久久| 无码精品人妻一区二区三区免费| 无码av免费网站| 亚洲国产精品无码久久一线| 亚洲乱码中文字幕手机在线| 日韩中文字幕一区| 亚洲精品无码鲁网中文电影 | 久久伊人亚洲AV无码网站| 无码国内精品人妻少妇蜜桃视频| 人妻少妇看A偷人无码电影| 中文字幕亚洲精品资源网| 亚洲va中文字幕无码久久| 中文字幕无码乱人伦| 亚洲一本大道无码av天堂 | 最好看的2018中文在线观看| 无码av免费一区二区三区试看 | 亚洲人成影院在线无码按摩店| 精品无码久久久久国产动漫3d| 久久亚洲中文字幕精品一区| 亚洲日本va午夜中文字幕一区| 中文字幕av一区| 亚洲欧美精品综合中文字幕 | 一本色道久久HEZYO无码| 中文字幕无码日韩专区免费|