China is maintaining a serious attitude to
fulfilling its commitments towards the World Trade organization
(WTO), Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said yesterday
during a press conference.
Responding to a question about China's performance in terms of
sticking to its WTO membership commitments, Zhang said the country
has taken comprehensive measures, including revising and making
laws, enforcing them and using administrative means, to fulfill its
obligations.
"China has revised or abolished more than 3,000 laws and
regulations to meet WTO requirements in recent years," she said,
adding it shows the country's great determination on the issue.
China became a WTO member in 2001.
Zhang also called on the US Congress to recognize the great
strides being made by China.
Zhang said she hopes the United States will take measures to
further promote Sino-US relations, especially economic and trade
ties, and be more constructive in its attitude towards cooperative
bilateral relations.
Commenting on the visit to Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,
Palestine and Israel by Wang Shijie, China's special envoy to the
Middle East, Zhang said it is another of China's diplomatic efforts
to try and promote peace in the Middle East.
In regard to United Nations (UN) Security Council reform, Zhang
said China supports change and the council should be appropriately
enlarged due to developments over the past 50-plus years since its
founding.
(China Daily October 31, 2003)