A crucial dimension of globalization has been trade liberalization. For China, foreign trade as a percentage of GDP soared from 25% in 1989 to 66% in 2006, largely owing to its admission to the World Trade Organization in 2001. &nbsp;
全球化的一个重要方面是贸易自由化。对中国而言，由于在2001年加入世贸组织，外贸占其国内生产总值的比重从1989年的25%猛增至2006年的66%。