Thrilled to have my essay on how the WTO changed China published in @ForeignAffairs. Rather than judge China’s WTO entry in terms of success/failure, we need to understand the ways WTO membership led to positive change within China & why such reforms stalled & reversed. (1/n)

https://twitter.com/perryworldhouse/status/1361684428532154369

For a few years, China’s accession bolstered reformists and helped authorities push through necessary changes. But reform impetus wavered, and other actors within China pushed back, steering the economy toward greater state control. 2/