U.S. POLICYMAKERS REVIEW STANDARDS AND TRADE ISSUES

摘要

Reflecting China's growing role in the world economy and its membership in the World Trade Organization, U.S. policymakers and the business community have become increasingly interested in China's compliance with its WTO commitments, its trade balance, currency manipulation, and other macroeconomic policies. With accession to the WTO comes an obligation for China to comply with the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement and its rules and procedures that recognize international standards based on the transparency, openness, and impartiality in their development process rather than the label the standards bear or their source.