China agreed to the safeguards clause in 2001 with gritted teeth, in part because its reformists saw WTO entry as a useful tool for encouraging market-oriented reforms.

• 基于中国的改革者认为中国加入WTO是推动中国进行市场经济改革的有力工具，中国在2001年咬牙切齿地答应了“特保”条款。