Column:  Economics & Trade

New image, new errors

January 2010: Curbing foreign investment and circumventing international trade law will not end well for Beijing, says Harris & Moure's Steven M. Dickinson

Steven M. Dickinson

With China being hailed as the savior of the world economy, the government has reached the conclusion that this is its century: The West is irrelevant and China will lead a vanguard of new players - and the game will be played according to Beijing's rules.

Particularly in the area of trade and investment, China hopes to jettison the constraints of world trade law for a return to the policy of national interest and raw power. In this new world order, Beijing sees little need for f...

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