[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
[April 13, 1999]
[Page 547]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Joint United States-China Statement on World Trade Organization 
Accession Negotiations
April 13, 1999

    President Clinton and Premier Zhu spoke this 
afternoon on the telephone. During the conversation, they agreed that 
both sides should move intensively on negotiations toward resolution of 
the remaining issues in their talks on China's accession to the WTO. 
They have agreed to have negotiations continue by the end of the month 
in Beijing.

Note: An original was not available for verification of the content of 
this joint statement.