Number: RL30175
Title: China's Accession to the World Trade Organization: Legal Issues
Authors: Jeanne J. Grimmett, American Law Division 
Abstract: This report discusses the interaction of international law and U.S. domestic law with regard to the accession of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the World Trade Organization (WTO), with an emphasis on the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the PRC. The report provides background on the WTO accession process and accession negotiations involving the PRC, discusses domestic statutory requirements affecting U.S. trade with China, examines some domestic legal implications of the PRC accession to the WTO, and describes 106th Congress legislative proposals addressing PRC accession.
Pages: 15
Date: Updated June 2, 2000