> People thought it would drive them to democracy That's the White House's cover story, not the actual reason. China is in the WTO because the Fortune 500 need

> People thought it would drive them to democracy That's the White House's cover story, not the actual reason. China is in the WTO because the Fortune 500 needed a stable tariff regime to streamline production offshoring to a country with weak labor and environmental protections, but without the political instability of actual democracies.