Taiwan's Application to the World Trade Organization

On January 1, 1990, Taiwan first applied for joining the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade under the label "Taiwan, Wuhu, Kinmen, and Independent Tariff Areas of Suizu". According to this label, Taiwan has applied to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an independent member and is a new new applicant. Therefore, in order to successfully participate in the World Trade Organization, Taiwan must receive patronage through negotiations with some existing WTO member countries and must strictly adhere to the set of rules set out in GATT Hmm.

Taiwan and the world trade system have a complex history. Even without an official trading system, Taiwan is an important trading partner in many countries. Despite the prolonged impact of the Asian economic crisis, the total trade with Taiwan's world in 1999 amounted to nearly $ 25 million and Taiwan was at the highest level of trade. From the point of view of the WTO and its trading partner, Taiwan has proven itself as a responsible trade power. In the past decade, Taiwan has greatly liberalized the trade system, tariffs and non-tariff measures have declined and intellectual property protection has increased to a level consistent with other developed countries. Taiwan's trade system still has some areas that can be improved but Taiwan's economy is much more open than neighboring countries in Asia. Unlike many existing members of the People's Republic of China and the World Trade Organization, Taiwan's trade system already complies with WTO regulations.

Taiwan's efforts to strengthen ties with international and regional trade society have been successful to a certain extent. Since joining the World Trade Organization on January 1, 2002 for 10 years, Taiwan faithfully fulfills its access obligation, but also contributes to the world trade system by actively participating in the Doha round trade negotiations I promised to do. . At the regional level, Taiwan continues to play an active role in the activities of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. In 2004, 17 APEC conferences and events on the theme of industrial dialogue, SMEs, entrepreneurship were held in Taiwan.