According to the Inter-American Development Bank, China's trade barriers are generally in line with those of other developing countries and are gradually being lowered.
China and Singapore officially agreed to cooperate in developing the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park as a mutually beneficial, inter-governmental project in February 1994.
In addition to his research in the U.S., he conducts research in Chile and China, and has consulted with UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank concerning early childhood care and education in global contexts.