World Trade Organization

Saudi Arabia""s Bid to Join WTO Picks Up Steam

By John Zarocostas GENEVA, April 4, (UPI) - Saudi Arabia's Minister of Commerce, Osama Faquih, said today in Geneva the Kingdom's six-year bid to join the World Trade Organization has picked up momentum.

Silicon Valley Calls for U.S. Permanent Trade Status with Beijing

Agence France Presse / Philippe Debeusscher SAN JOSE, California, April 3 (AFP) - Two hundred CEOs from Silicon Valley's leading technology companies support permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with China, US President Bill Clinton announced Monday.

Clinton Pushes for China Trade

Associated Press / Jonathan D. Salant, Associated Press Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- With the support of high-technology executives and moderate Democrats, President Clinton today pushed Congress to approve normal trade relations with China.

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Japan Raps U.S. Plan to Take WTO Action Over Telecom Row

Agence France Presse TOKYO, March 31 (AFP) - Japan on Friday denounced a US plan to complain to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about Japan's telecommunications regime, saying Tokyo does not violate WTO rules. "The announcement was one-sided, which is regrettable," Post and Telecommunications Minister Eita Yashiro told a news conference.

USTR Trade Barriers Report Hits EU Over Bananas, Beef

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France Still Wants Rapid Chinese Membership of WTO

Agence France Presse | March 31, 2000 PARIS - France still wants to see rapid Chinese membership of the World Trade Organisation, despite the collapse Friday of negotiations with the European Union, the French foreign ministry said.

EU Deals a Blow to China""s WTO Bid, PNTR Debate

Agence France Presse | March 31, 2000 | Rachel Morarjee BEIJING - The breakdown of Sino-EU trade talks is a blow to hopes by China of joining the World Trade Organisation this year and could hurt its bid for permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) from the United States.

Europeans Confident of Trade Accord with China Despite Breakdown

Agence France Presse | March 31, 2000 BRUSSELS - The European Union remained confident Friday of reaching a trade accord with China by the end of April, despite the collapse of the latest round of talks in Beijing.

Sino-EU Trade Talks Collapse Without a Deal on WTO Membership

Agence France Presse / Phil Chetwynd BEIJING, March 31 (AFP) - Trade negotiations between China and the European Union collapsed Friday without the vital agreement Beijing needs to seal its 14-year attempt to join the World Trade Organisation.