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| China's Entry Into WTO Important for Global Trading System: Barshefsky |
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WED, NOV 07, 2001
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Former U.S. trade representative Charlene Barshefsky said in Washington on Tuesday that China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) is "extremely important" to the global community.
In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Barshefsky said that "it is important that China, as the most populous country in the world, be included" in the global trading body and China's admission into it will make it "truly a World Trade Organization."
"It is equally important for the strength of the global trading system that China be a member of the organization that creates rules of trade for countries around the world," she said.
The WTO ministerial meeting is to be held in Doha, Qatar on November 9-13, at which China, a founding member of the global trading system following the World War II, is expected to be admitted into the WTO.
Describing China's entry into WTO and the successful bidding for the 2008 Olympic games as "a very big year for China," she said that it is an indication of the very significant role that China plays on the global stage and an indication that the world wishes to embrace a more open China.
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