2014年考研英语阅读精选之中国入世十年回想当年
<p> 考研阅读精选：中国入世十年回想当年 <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="Shades">Shades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="biggesttrader">biggesttrader</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> 2011 | <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="CHINAS">CHINAS</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span>15 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Rongji">Rongji</span>, <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>, <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="agothis">agothis</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="headaches">headaches</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distress">distress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmersexposed">farmersexposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="blossomed">blossomed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="greatestexporter">greatestexporter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="importer">importer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span>, <span word="Chineselabour">Chineselabour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="anyonespredictions">anyonespredictions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="withfurrowed">withfurrowed</span> <span word="brows">brows</span> . <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chinaexports">Chinaexports</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="swamping">swamping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>,<span word="subsidised">subsidised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undervalued">undervalued</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hoards">hoards</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="inputs">inputs</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="asrare">asrare</span> <span word="earths">earths</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="skews">skews</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="againstforeign">againstforeign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> , <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="unwritten">unwritten</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="areunfavourable">areunfavourable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unknowable">unknowable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="meddling">meddling</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="letsmultinationals">letsmultinationals</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="andthen">andthen</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theyears">theyears</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="entry">entry</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="conspicuouslyfailed">conspicuouslyfailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="oflaw">oflaw</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="freedoms">freedoms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="wasnot">wasnot</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liberalise">liberalise</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="localofficials">localofficials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="discriminating">discriminating</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="moreto">moreto</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undermined">undermined</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="memberflouts">memberflouts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bystanderor">bystanderor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="sins">sins</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="tradeconsumers">tradeconsumers</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="hascreated">hascreated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="remainingbarriers">remainingbarriers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="atthe">atthe</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="thanSouth">thanSouth</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10% <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>;<span word="Brazils">Brazils</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30%. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span>,<span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="aredisgracefulbut">aredisgracefulbut</span> <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grumblesare">grumblesare</span> <span word="louder">louder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="chiefly">chiefly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>. <span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="havewon">havewon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anyonedared">anyonedared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lessgrowth">lessgrowth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disciplineand">disciplineand</span> <span word="cajole">cajole</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="ultimatums">ultimatums</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="otherscould">otherscould</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTOs">WTOs</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="infractions">infractions</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>: <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="whenit">whenit</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="theirown">theirown</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stoking">stoking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beeconomic">beeconomic</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>.</p>
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