CHINA – WTO
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE SHIPPING industry is looking forward to the anticipated accession of China to the World Trade Organisation, which after 15 years of often tortuous negotiations, is likely to be rubber stamped this autumn and become reality next Spring.Diplomats had hoped to see the Chinese National People's Congress ratify an agreed deal this Spring, but last minute hitches, especially with the USA over agricultural subsidies, have led to agreement being delayed for months. Even now, there are some outstanding issues, although diplomats at WTO headquarters in ...
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