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'China major force in globalization'

NEW YORK: China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) two decades ago was 'a tremendous push to globalization,' benefiting both China and the world, a renowned US economist has said.

'Without [China's] membership in WTO, a lot of economic growth and integration would not have taken place,' Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, told Xinhua in a recent interview.