China becomes 143rd WTO member

China became the 143rd member of the WTO on 11 December 2001, 30 days after it had notified the Director-General that it had completed domestic ratification of its accession package.

China has agreed to undertake a series of important commitments to open and liberalize its regime in order to better integrate in the world economy and offer a more predictable environment for trade and foreign investment in accordance with WTO rules.

More information:
- WTO Ministerial Conference approves China's accession - 10 November 2001 (WTO)

Date of publication: 12/12/2001

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