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The agreement between China and the United States on China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), is arguably the most important event in the mainland since Deng Xiaoping began to reform the economy and open the socialists giant to the outside world 2 ....

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.... of more foreign imports and deeper foreign investments, will become the acid test for coddled industries. Those that can meet the challenge will ultimately survive and prosper. Many others will fail to navigate in the new climate. The expected business expansion will in time help create new jobs to absorb displaced workers, including many in the farming sector, as well as providing new opportunities for the countless younger workers who will be coming of age. (~{!0~}Membership will help change China~{!/~}s society--and the WTO itself.~{!1~} Asiaweek.) The agreement between China and the United States on China's accession to the World Trade Organiz ....