China becomes WTO member

Published December 12, 2001

BEIJING, Dec 11: China officially entered the World Trade Organization Tuesday, becoming its 143rd member.

WTO Director-General Michael Kenneth Moore sent messages to the WTO members on Nov 20 to declare that the Chinese government accepted a protocol on its entry to the WTO.

From now on, China will enjoy all the rights the WTO gives to other members and fully participate in WTO activities.

China will now fully participate in all the activities of the WTO, and will send a delegation and an ambassador to the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

A MOFTEC official said that China will enjoy all the rights the WTO gives to other members, and will observe the WTO regulations and its obligations to the organization.

He said that China, as a WTO member, will participate in a new round of multilateral trade negotiations, in which the country will play a constructive role.—APP

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