Inevitable Trend of China's Entry into the World Multilateral Trade System

At the end of 1994, the negotiations on China’s re-entry to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT) failed in reaching an agreement, due to the unjustifiable obstructions by a few contracting parties. Many people at home and abroad expressed their regret for this. However, fewer people are doubtful about the prospect that China will eventually become a member of the World Trade Organization. China’s past decade or so of reform and opening and eight years of negotiations for re-entry into GATT have