Milestones

Dec. 2001: China enters WTO

(mofcom.gov.cn)
Updated: 2009-09-01 16:32

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 November 20 to declare that the Chinese government accepted a protocol on its entry to the WTO on November 11. The protocol went into effect today, as China became a member of the WTO at the same time.

China's entry to the WTO is a major event for the country, and the world as a whole. Governments, business circles and social organizations all over the world have sent congratulatory messages to China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, saying that China's entry will benefit its national economy, as well as encourage global economic growth and the improvement of the multilateral trade system.China will fully participate in all the activities of the WTO, and will send a delegation and an ambassador to the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.