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== WTO ==
== WTO ==
China has been a member of WTO since 11 December 2001.With its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001, China became one of the last major trading nations to join that organization. And the message to the world was clear: China is prepared to become a fully vested player in the global economy. WTO membership will generate tremendous benefits for China -- expanding trade, spearheading further economic reform, attracting even higher levels of foreign investment, and fostering the rule of law.
With its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001, China became one of the last major trading nations to join that organization. And the message to the world was clear: China is prepared to become a fully vested player in the global economy. WTO membership will generate tremendous benefits for China -- expanding trade, spearheading further economic reform, attracting even higher levels of foreign investment, and fostering the rule of law.[http://www.chinese-culture.net/html/china_wto.html] In conclusion, after China became a member of WTO, the economic growth boosted up in a dramatically speed. With the impressive economic growth performance, especially in the down trend of 2009, China's power in WTO become more and more important than ever.<br>
 
At home, WTO membership will undoubtedly thrust significant responsibilities and challenges on the Chinese leadership and the Chinese people. Abroad, it will fundamentally redefine China's relations with other countries, especially with the United States, its most significant export market, not to mention its neighbors in the Asian region.[http://www.chinese-culture.net/html/china_wto.html]


= China's climate change policy =
= China's climate change policy =
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The Chinese government seeks to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, and is focusing on nuclear and other alternative energy development. <br>
The Chinese government seeks to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, and is focusing on nuclear and other alternative energy development. <br>


== Enablers: ==
= Examples of China's ambition =
1)Beijing has the infrastructure and facilities for hosting the Olympiad.
Beijing has the infrastructure and facilities for hosting the 2008 Olympiad. The city has modernized infrastructures of telecommunications, transport,accommodation and other services. <br><br>
  The city has modernized infrastructures of telecommunications, transport,
 
  accommodation and other services. <br><br>
China wants to further proof of its rising global influence through holding EXPO 2010 in Shanghai.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8653426.stm]<br><br>
2)It also has advanced sports venues. Among the existing 5,000 stadiums in
  Beijing, eight are able to accommodate 5,000 spectators each, and another
  15 can hold 2,000 each. The city is now building a number of state-of-the-art
  sports venues.<br><br>
3.On the issue of climate change, Beijing has established an alliance with Brazil, South Africa and India (the
BASIC countries). India and China have long cooperated on global environmental negotiations (at least
dating back to the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer in the late 1980s).With
the addition of Brazil and South Africa, and perhaps Indonesia, which will be participating in the April
BASIC meeting in Cape Town, China has established a broader and more formal negotiating entity. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_countries] <br><br>
4. China Surpasses U.S. in Renewable Energy Investments[http://www.tableausoftware.com/blog/china-and-renewable-energy][http://www.renewable-energy-news.info/china-surpasses-united-states-renewable-energy-investments/]<br>


== Inhibitors ==
On the issue of climate change, Beijing has established an alliance with Brazil, South Africa and India (theBASIC countries). India and China have long cooperated on global environmental negotiations (at least dating back to the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer in the late 1980s).With the addition of Brazil and South Africa, and perhaps Indonesia, which will be participating in the April BASIC meeting in Cape Town, China has established a broader and more formal negotiating entity. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_countries] <br><br>
1)China's poor human rights record.<br><br>
2)The absolute poor have concentrated around in Beijing <br><br>
3)As industry rapidly expands, the city faces a growing problem with pollution
  Pollution is not Beijing's only problem. The city's streets are clogged with
  an ever-growing numbers of cars.
  On the western edge of the city stands one of the worst culprits, the
  massive  Capital Iron and Steel complex, whose smelters belch vast
  quantities of pollution into the air every day. .
4.China urbanization rate will reach 50% by 2020 and the car market will still increase.<br><br>
5.China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest consumer of energy, according to preliminary data from the IEA[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/datablog/2010/aug/03/us-china-energy-consumption-data]<br><br>
6. Expected China total peak production: 2015-2020 <br>
<br><br>


== Paradigms: ==
China Surpasses U.S. in Renewable Energy Investments[http://www.tableausoftware.com/blog/china-and-renewable-energy][http://www.renewable-energy-news.info/china-surpasses-united-states-renewable-energy-investments/][http://apolloalliance.org/blog/?tag=surface-transportation-authorization-bill]<br><br>
1)The journey begins here. It is a journey toward unbounded opportunities,
  toward the most dynamic economy and most promising marketplace in the world.<br><br>
2)Chinese people will have to get confidence because the Olympic Games provide
  an honorable opportunity to enhance their image and demonstrate their
  strengths in key technologies, products and services while gaining
  recognition for their commitment to China's national quest for professional
  excellence in all realms of business.<br><br>
3.[[File:Global renewable capacity.png]]<br><br>
4.[[File:Global renewable investment.png]]<br><br>


== Experts: ==
= Experts =
[http://www.10thnpc.org.cn/english/chuangye/62939.htm]
[http://www.10thnpc.org.cn/english/chuangye/62939.htm]


== Timing: ==
= Web Resources =
The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
 
 
== Web Resources: ==
[http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_China_in_2030 Future of China in 2030]<br>
[http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_China_in_2030 Future of China in 2030]<br>
[http://www.chinatoday.com/ Chinatoday]<br>
[http://www.chinatoday.com/ Chinatoday]<br>
[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html#People The World Factbook]<br>
[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html#People The World Factbook]<br>


[http://www.princeton.edu/~gchow/WTO.pdf China and WTO]<BR>
[http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/26947/ China's ambition]<br>
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8653426.stm China opens World Expo 2010 in Shanghai]<br>
[http://apolloalliance.org/blog/?tag=surface-transportation-authorization-bill China in the Lead]<br>

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