Yue Peng

This book thoroughly reviews China’s participation in the WTO dispute settlement system with a focus on the interaction between China’s distinctive institutional characters and international legal regime and an aim of not only revealing the Chinese phenomenon but also identifying the Chinese mode and the rationale that lies behind China’s mode change. It further analyzes two fundamental issues China is confronted with. One is the distinctive member status issue of China due to the concurrence of its multiple member status as member state, accessing member state and developing member state. The other is the issue of invoking and applying the special rules of The Protocol on the Accession of China in the WTO dispute settlement. In-depth examination of assorted cases that involve China and representative individual cases thereof, is also provided. Upon the insight into Chinese phenomenon and Chinese issues in the WTO dispute settlement, the book tries to respond to the imminentneed of reforming the WTO dispute settlement regime by providing directions that accord with the regular pattern of evolution of international economic law system and pragmatic suggestions that stem from China’s strategic position. This book serves for academics, policymakers, and business practitioners by providing useful insights into the legal, regulatory, and economic issues raised by distinctive character of China in WTO dispute settlement.

这是一部带有传记色彩的长篇小说，它描写了一个八十年代文化精英在中美两国大半生经历的故事。项东方生于南粤一个边陲小镇，生性聪明敏感，从小看了大量抗美援朝的电影，对美国和美国人莫名地憎恨，从而厌恶西方文化。在恢复高考后考上了北大哲学系。在北大，他一方面心高气傲，自诩为社会精英，对自己充满了期许；另一方面当他接触了大量的西方文化后，思想开始发生了微妙的变化。他曾经痛恨美国和英语，但当他偶然读到拜伦的诗后，便一反常态地喜欢上了英语，倾慕西方文化，厌恶中国的一切，鼓吹全盘西化的思想，并因此爱上了英文系的林梦茵。几经波折，他终于到了美国，进入西雅图的华盛顿大学，就读东亚研究专业。然而等待他的却是林梦茵的背叛。他从此不再相信爱情，为以后漂泊浮浪的生活定下了基调。在租住的公寓里，他遇上了同住一个套间的陈晓诗，短暂的尴尬之后，俩人开始同居，但当陈晓诗刚刚显露出爱上他的态度后，他却不辞而别，一个人从美国西部跑到了东部，躲了起来。随后的漫长岁月里，他继续上学打工，开餐馆，经营旧车生意，经历了数不清的挫折与磨难，在商海里沉浮，在生活中颠簸。他曾被合伙人骗走了大半的资金，被客户和银行追讨债务，不得不宣布破产，还被朋友出卖，儿子被判寄居别人家庭，最后被车管局吊销营业执照。在美国半生的经历，让项东方最终明白了一个道理：中国不是地狱，美国也不是天堂；中国已经从几百年的积弱中重新崛起，而美国正在不知不觉中日益衰落；中美争夺世界霸权的大战早已拉开，但许多中国人仍然蒙在鼓里，还没有从民族自卑情结中走出来，现在我们必须要挺直腰杆，恢复民族自信，继续走自己的路。他觉得当年因为自己的自卑，不远万里跑来美国，追寻自由，结果碰了一鼻子灰，落得个满心伤痕，实在是悔不当初，如果可以重新选择，绝对不会重蹈覆辙。最后，他违背了自己当初的誓言，回到家乡，与初恋情人柳丝雨重逢，还与曾经出卖过自己的老朋友冰释前嫌。这部小说展示了一个北大高材生，怎样因为盲目地崇洋媚外而在号称自由的美国摔得头破血流，最后才觉醒的的故事。项东方的一生经历了恨美、舔美和嫌美的心路历程，也经历了爱国、恨国和撑国的心路历程，仿佛是一个否定之否定的过程。 他的故事是一代中国社会精英的缩影，也反映了许许多多海外华人华侨的心声，充满了鼓舞人心的正能量。

This book thoroughly reviews China’s participation in the WTO dispute settlement system with a focus on the interaction between China’s distinctive institutional characters and international legal regime and an aim of not only revealing the Chinese phenomenon but also identifying the Chinese mode and the rationale that lies behind China’s mode change. It further analyzes two fundamental issues China is confronted with. One is the distinctive member status issue of China due to the concurrence of its multiple member status as member state, accessing member state and developing member state. The other is the issue of invoking and applying the special rules of The Protocol on the Accession of China in the WTO dispute settlement. In-depth examination of assorted cases that involve China and representative individual cases thereof, is also provided. Upon the insight into Chinese phenomenon and Chinese issues in the WTO dispute settlement, the book tries to respond to the imminentneed of reforming the WTO dispute settlement regime by providing directions that accord with the regular pattern of evolution of international economic law system and pragmatic suggestions that stem from China’s strategic position. This book serves for academics, policymakers, and business practitioners by providing useful insights into the legal, regulatory, and economic issues raised by distinctive character of China in WTO dispute settlement.