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World Trade Organization Accession: Challenges and Opportunities for Railways in the People's Republic of China

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PRC railways have played a very important role in developing the national economy and in the country’s industrial revolution. However, with increasing market access under WTO, PRC railways face competitive challenges in open access, pricing, reliability, service quality, and have corresponding opportunities to develop cooperative relationships. The challenges come from other modes of transport and from within the rail sector offering lower total costs, greater reliability, and better service quality.

This report evaluates some of the major challenges and opportunities for PRC railways due to WTO accession, and suggests policy recommendations that can be considered by PRC railways to overcome these challenges.

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Contents

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Contents, Foreword, Acknowledgment, Executive Summary [ PDF: 337kb | 7 pages ]

Chapter 1 Introduction [ PDF: 662kb | 4 pages ]

Chapter 2 Reform and Restructuring [ PDF: 1,090kb | 12 pages ]

Chapter 3 Expansion [ PDF: 557kb | 6 pages ]

Chapter 4 Key Policy Recommendations [ PDF: 383kb | 5 pages ]