2003 report to congress on china's WTO compliance re: Express Delivery Services

摘要

Each year, pursuant to the US-China Relations Act of 2000, the US Trade Representative (USTR) will prepare a report to Congress on China's WTO compliance. Last year, the Report was published on December 11, 2003. Much has changed in the U.S. China economic and trade relationship since China began negotiations to join the predecessor to the WTO, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 17 years ago. In 1986, total U.S.-China trade was only USD7.9 billion, and imports from China outpaced U.S. exports to China by USD1.7 billion. In contrast, in 2003, total U.S.-China trade is projected to top USD170 billion, with imports from China exceeding U.S. exports to China by more than USD12.5 billion.