World Trade Organization

China Could Enter WTO by Year End if EU Deal Struck Soon

Agence France Presse GENEVA, March 29 (AFP) - China could join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by year end if it strikes an accord with the European Union in coming days and if other details are hammered out, trade sources said.

U.S. Economy, Security Will Suffer Without New China Trade Ties: Clinton

Agence France Presse / Nathaniel Harrison WASHINGTON, March 29 (AFP) - President Bill Clinton on Wednesday warned Congress that both the economy and national security of the United States would be endangered if it failed to grant permanent trade privileges to China.

EU Says WTO Talks with China Must Speed Up to Reach a Deal

Agence France Presse / Patrick Baert BEIJING, March 29 (AFP) - The European Union said Wednesday trade talks with China were going slowly and that substantial progess was still needed for an agreement towards securing Beijing's WTO membership.

Should the U.S. Permanently Normalize Trade Relations with China?

The San Francisco Chronicle / Editorial U.S. Shouldn't Yield To Unreasonable Demands of China BY Nancy Pelosi

French Farmers to Set Up "WTO Watch" Body

GENEVA, March 28 (Reuters) - Militant French farm leaders opposed to open trading in agricultural produce said on Tuesday they planned to set up a watchdog in Geneva to exert "democratic control" over the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Saudi Membership of WTO Still at Least Two Years Off

Agence France Presse ABU DHABI, March 28 (AFP) - Saudi membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is still at least two years off, a senior WTO official said Tuesday, while welcoming an easing of US sanctions against Iran.

United States: Public Supports Globalization with Conditions

By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 (IPS) -- Most U.S. citizens support trade and deeper integration into the global economy so long as workers' rights and environmental protection are not compromised, according to a new study released here Tuesday.

China Sees Smooth Ride into WTO Before Talks with EU

BEIJING, March 27 (UPI) -- China is set for talks with the European Union this week in search of an agreement that would clear one of the last big obstacles for Beijing before entering the World Trade Organization.

Ventura Seeking China Trade Deal

By JONATHAN D. SALANT, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he is joining forces with the Clinton administration to push for permanent normal trade relations with China. "If we turn our back on China, rest assured the other nations throughout the world are not going to turn their back on them," Ventura said on 'Fox News Sunday.'

WTO Farm Trade Negotiators Settle on Work Program Timetable, Details

A special World Trade Organization meeting on agriculture in Geneva ended its second day March 24 with an agreement on a detailed program of work and a formalized timetable of meetings and proposal deadlines stretching into 2001.