Selected Readings on the WTO

PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO THE WTO
Passage 1 THE WTO IN BRIEF
Passage 2 GATT-WTO: THE MULTILATERAL TRADINGSYSTEM
Passage 3 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WTO
Passage 4 MEMBERSHIP OF THE WTO
Passage 5 REPRESENTATIVES AND ALLIANCES IN THEWTO,
Passage 6 SPECIAL POLICIES OF THE WTO
Passage 7 THE WTO AND THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Passage 8 Q&AS ON THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE TRADING SYSTEM
Passage 9 10 BENEFITS OF THE WTO TRADING SYSTEM
Passage 10 10 COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THEWTO

PART TWO
CHINA AND THE WTO
Passage 11 CHINA BECOMES 143rd WTO MEMBER
Passage 12 WTO SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES NEGOTIATIONS
ON CHINA''S ENTRY
Related Readings:
WTO Successfully Concluded Negotiations on Entry of the Separate Customs Territory of Chinese Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Passage 13 FULL TEXT OF THE STATEMENT BY HEAD OF
THE CHINESE DELEGATION
Passage 14 CHINA''S WTO ENTRY:A NEW MILESTONE
Related Readings:
Analyses of China''s Entry into WTO 1 Chinese President on China'' s WTO Entry
2 WTO Entry of China: Win- win for all
3 WTO to Mean Higher Imports for China
4 China'' s WTO Accession Brings New Chances for Foreign Ventures
5 WTO Accession to Lift China''s Growth Quality
6 China'' s WTO Entry Positive to chinese Hong Kong
7 China''s Entry Into WTO Have Positive Impacts on Sino - U.S. Trade Ties
8 China''s WTO Entry Benefits All
9 China to hold Less Control over Economy
10 China'' s Long March to WTO Membership at an end
Passage 15 WTO: WELCOME, CHINA
Related Readings: China and US Sign WTO Agree-ment
Passage 16 CHINA SETS FORTH POSITION ON NEW ROUND OF
MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
Related Readings:
1 WTO Agrees to New Round of TradeTalks
2 Why Have WTO Ministers Made It inDoha
Passage 17 ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE''S REPUBLIC OFCHINA
Passage 18 PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE''SREPUBLIC OF CHINA ANNEXES OMITTED
Passage 19 REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THEACCESSION OF CHINA Part- 1
Passage 20 REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE
ACCESSION OF CHINA Part- 2
PART THREE SPEECHES AND REPORTS
Passage 21 THE WTO IS NOT A WORLD GOVERNMENT AND
NO ONE HAS ANY INTENTION OF MAKING IT ONE
Passage 22 SUCCESS OF 2001, ROADMAP FOR 2002
Passage 23 CHINA AND THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM
Passage 24 THE WTO''S 2 - YEAR STRATEGY COMES TOFRUITION
Passage 25 WORLD TRADE SLOWS SHARPLY IN 2001 AMID
THE UNCERTAIN INTERNATIONAL SITUATION
Passage 26 TRADE FOR DEVELOPMENT
THE WAY AHEAD
Passage 27 THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE INSERVICES
Passage 28 TRANSITION ECONOMIES, BUSINESS AND THEWTO
Passage 29 CHALLENGES FOR THE GLOBAL TRADINGSYSTEM IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM/226
Passage 30 WTO AND THE NEW ROUND OF TRADE TALKS

PART FOUR THE WTO AGREEMENTS
Passage 31 INTRODUCTION TO THE WTO AGREEMENTS
Passage 32 A SUMMARY OF THE FINAL ACT OF THEURUGUAY ROUND
Passage 33 FINAL ACT EMBODYING THE RESULTS OF THE URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
Passage 34 AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE WTO THE WTO AGREEMENT
Passage 35 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 GATT1994
Passage 36 DECISION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
Related Readings: Understanding on Commitments in
Financial Services
Passage 37 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
Passage 38 DECLARATION ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION TO ACHIEVING
GREATER COHERENCE IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC
POLICYMAKING
Passage 39 UNDERSTANDING ON RULES AND PROCEDURES
GOVERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
Passage 40 DOHA WTO MINISTERIAL DECLARATION

PART FIVE TECHNICAL TERMS
Passage 41 GATT: A BRIEF HISTORY
Passage 42 WTO vs GATT: MAIN DIFFERENCES
Passage 43 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SYSTEM
Passage 44 TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM TPRM
Passage 45 MOST - FAVOURED - NATION CLAUSE MFN
Passage 46 NATIONAL TREATMENT
Passage 47 TRANSPARENCY
Passage 48 ANTI - DUMPING ACTIONS
Passage 49 SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURESRelated Readings: AD - CVD
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Passage 50 SAFEGUARDS: EMERGENCY PROTECTION FROM IMPORTS
PART SIX
150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THEWTO
List of the 150 Questions & Answers