Bridges China Dialogue 2007: The Role of China in Global Trade Governance

Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development

29th – 30th October 2007

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At the turn of China’s sixth year anniversary of its WTO membership, the objectives of the meeting are threefold:

First, to review the evolution of the global trade landscape, current trends in organization of production and south-south trade in the past two decades and examine China’s growth and trade performance vis-à-vis challenges and opportunities posed by sustainable development.

Secondly, during this meeting, perceptions about such impacts from outside of China will meet those of top policy researchers and practitioners from within China, which will contribute to better informed strategic thinking and policymaking in both China and its trade partners.

Thirdly, by publicly involving most relevant audiences in Geneva, home to the World Trade Organization - backbone of the multilateral trading system-, this high level dialogue will help think of China’s supportive role in crafting global trading governance for a common sustainable development future.
This one and a half day meeting will bring together high level policymakers, researchers and opinion leaders as well as trade negotiators from China, its Asian neighbours, Africa, Latin America, United States and Europe among others.

It will begin with an introductory session in the format of conversation on the big picture of emerging economies and global trade landscape changes. In the second session, speakers and discussants will provide a review of trends and facts of south-south trade, give evidence based analysis of China’s trade relations with Asia, Africa and Latin America, and identify some key policy challenges for policy makers in China, other developing countries, industrial countries and international institutions.

The third session will seek better understanding of Chinese thinking, reflecting six years of experience with respect to the internal and external impacts of China’s trade on sustainable development, and anticipating policies after Beijing’s 17th Party Congress.

After the big picture, perceptions from both outside and inside, the dialogue will conclude with a panel discussion on the role of China in the global governance of trade.