A Decade of China’s Foreign Trade

The Information Office of the State Council， China’s Cabinet published a white paper titled “China’s Foreign Trade” in December， 2011， which reviews the development of China’s foreign trade in the past 10 years since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Peace， development and cooperation are the trends in today’s world. Since the adoption of the reform and opening up policy more than 30 years ago， China has conformed to the trend of economic globalization by opening wider to the outside world and promoting economic and trade cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Through years of development， foreign trade has become one of China’s most dynamic and fastest-growing sectors， placing China among the world’s largest trade countries. China’s foreign trade development has strengthened the nation’s ties with the rest of the world， effectively pushed forward the country’s modernization， and promoted world prosperity and progress.

China entered the WTO in 2001. During the past decade， China has quickened its integration into the global economy while its foreign trade has been further invigorated. On the 10th anniversary of China’s accession to the WTO， the Chitnese government issued this White Paper to give a comprehensive introduction to China’s foreign trade development.