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Chinese Law Research Guide: Statistics / UN Documentation / WTO Resources

Resources for researching Chinese law.

Country Profiles, Legal System, Statistics

Country Profile: China - BBC News
Country Profile: China - Prepared by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (U.K.)
Country Study: China - Library of Congress - Federal Research Division (1988)
The Economist: China Country Profile - The Economist 2008 Country Profile for China
The Economist: Country Forecast: Asia (2022)
The Economist Intelligence Unit: China - Summary, politics, economy, statistics
Guide to Law Online: China - Law Library of Congress overview of Chinese law and data sources
National Bureau of Statistics China - Official reports on statistics and economics in China
National Bureau of Statistics: China Statistical Yearbook 2021
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) - China/US Trade facts
Statista: China - Statistics and facts
U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration:
- China
- China - Commercial Guide
- Hong Kong SAR
- Macau SAR
World Factbook: China - Prepared by the CIA (U.S.) (2022)

United Nations Documents: China

Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the U.N.
United Nations in China
Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS) - UN document search tool
U.N. Documents - Links to UN documents.
U.N. Documentation: Research Guide - An overview of UN documents & document symbols
U.C. Berkeley Law Library is a UN depository library. See their UN Research Guide & UN research tips.
U.N. Agenda 21 - China (1997) / China (2002) / China (current)
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform: China - UN Division for Sustainable Development Goals (2021 updates)
U.N. Sustainable Development Report: China - Key indicators compiled by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
World Bank: China - Statistical data

WTO Documents: China

WorldTradeLaw.net - Subscription database
China and the WTO - The WTO has compiled key information on China's participation in the WTO. China has been a member of WTO since December 2001.
WTO Dispute Settlement by Country
Interactive Map of WTO Disputes Between China and Other Countries
China Trade Monitor - News and analysis about China & the WTO. (Ask a UC Law SF librarian for access information.)
Books at UC Law SF Library about China & the WTO:
- Advanced search for Subject (contains) World Trade Organization China
- China and the WTO: A Twenty Year Assessment (2023)
- China's Participation in the WTO (2005)
- WTO Cases Brought by China Against the US (2016)
- WTO Cases Brought by the US Against China (2017)
- China and the WTO Review (2015 to current)
- China's Approach to Litigation in the WTO (2016)
- China's Implementation of the Rulings of the WTO (2019)
- China and the WTO: Why Multilateralism Still Matters (2021)
- US Trade Policy, China and the WTO (2023)