...Xiaojun Li This article reviews China's change from cautious observer to active participant in the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement system over the past decade. It argues that normative, rather than material, constraints deterred China from WTO litigation in the initial years...

... is a traditional ally in World Trade Organization negotiations and considered a gateway to the European market. K E Y WO R D S : free trade agreement (FTA), economic partnership agreement (EPA), WTO, new bilateralism, market liberalization INTRODUCTION In the post-World War Two era, trade liberalization has been...