eforms the most are: legal and administration,
             growth of private sector, and local protectionism.
             Genuine economic development cannot occur without a strong legal system. Joining
             the WTO will present the toughest test that China's weak legal system has ever faced.
             China has promised to live up to international legal standards of transparency,
             accountability, and fairness, as part of the price of WTO entry. It will be a mistake to be
             confident about China's ability to cope with the legal and administrative reforms that it
             has promised as part of the WTO accession agreement. Yet the ability to make changes
             completely and effectively will be essential to determining the success of this accession.
             The most important part of the WTO arrangements may be the implications for China's
             system of administering laws. The main and central promises China has made are: the
             promises to apply and administer its laws in a "uniform, impartial and reasonabl
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