for least developed countries (LDCs) until 2016. The declaration committed member states to interpret and implement the agreement to support public health and to promote access to medicines for all. The Declaration recognized certain “flexibilities” in the TRIPS agreement to allow each member to grant compulsory licenses for pharmaceuticals and to determine what constitutes a national emergency, expressly including public health emergencies such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis or other epidemics. China's accession to the WTO The conference also approved the accession of China to the WTO on November 10. References See also Doha Declaration Doha Development Round World Trade Organization ministerial conferences Diplomatic conferences in Qatar 21st-century diplomatic conferences 2001 in international relations 21st century in Doha 2001 in Qatar November 2001 events in Asia