Report to Congress on China's WTO Compliance, 2002

摘要

This report was prepared pursuant to section 421 of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-286), 22 U.S.C. Section 6951 (the Act), which requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to report annually to Congress on compliance by China with commitments made in connection with its accession to the WTO, including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States. The report also incorporates the findings of the Overseas Compliance Program, as required by section 413(b)(2) of the Act, 22 U.S.C. Section 6943(b)(2). In preparing this report, USTR drew on its experience in overseeing the U.S. Governments monitoring of Chinas WTO compliance efforts. USTR chairs the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) Subcommittee on China WTO Compliance, a newly created, inter-agency TPSC subcommittee whose mandate is devoted to China and the extent to which it is complying with its WTO commitments. This TPSC subcommittee is composed of experts from USTR, the Departments of Commerce, State, Agriculture and Treasury, among other agencies, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.