L’adesione della Cina all’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio : ovvero come conciliare cultura e diritto

This research tried to understand if there are comprehensive and ‘justifiable’ reasons for China to delegitimize the multilateral system at the WTO. According to some scholars, the general Chinese behaviour not in favour of the WTO system could be explained with reference to the Chinese cultural tradition, where the best way to resolve the disputes was through mediation and conciliation. China is a high-context society, where the central role is played by collective entities and groups and not by individuals