China is a rising trade colossus with more farmers than any other country in the world, but it is expected to keep a low profile at world trade talks this week as negotiators debate contentious agricultural reforms.
The December 13-18 WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong will be struggling to reach agreement on reducing agricultural trade protection, especially in the United States and Europe, in order to clinch a broader global trade deal next year.
See also “China urges ‘substantive progress’ in WTO talks” from Xinhua.
