New study of China’s trade policy envisions paths to sustainable development

Long Guoqiang, senior fellow and director-general of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, emphasizing the importance of this project. He said: “Adjustment of China’s trade strategy is a response to the changing  international environment, changing comparative advantages as well as  the new development guideline: China’s Scientific Approach of  Development.”

“We have tried to coordinate economic, social and environmental  sustainability of China’s future trade development. This is a pilot  project in this field,” Long added.

The study analyses how China can meet its trade policy goals in ways  that also help it to build a resource-efficient and environmentally- friendly society.

The various chapters of the book look at key elements of a sustainable  trade strategy for China, suggesting changes for the manufacturing and  energy sectors, services, voluntary standards, as well as its “trade  foreign policy” as an influential member of the World Trade Organization.

Link to the report: http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2010/elements_sustainable_trade_china.pdf