U.S. trade officials insisted that China's entry into the WTO had to be based on "commercially meaningfulterms" that would require China to significantlyreduce trade and investment barriers within a relatively short period of time. As a result, China officiallyjoined the WTO on December 11, 2001. Under the WTO accession agreement, China agreed to:
Bind all tariffs. WTO Implementation Issues

China's implementation of its WTO commitments has been closely followed by U.S. officials and various business groups.
After many years of difficult negotiations, China, on December 11, 2001, become amember of the World TradeOrganization (WTO), the international agency that administers multilateral trade rules. Under the terms of its WTOmembership, China agreed to significantlyliberalize its trade and investment regimes. A main concern for Congress is to ensure that China fully complies withits WTO commitments. According to U.S.government officials and many business representatives, China's WTO compliance record has been mixed.. Thisreport will be updated as events warrant.