Number: RS20624
Title: CHINA'S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND WTO ACCESSION
Authors: Thomas Lum, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Within the next ten years, China (PRC) is expected to have a significant market for passenger cars. China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status would promise to open this market to foreign trade and investment. However, American automobile and parts manufacturers face several obstacles in their efforts to gain market share in China.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated July 7, 2000