United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-10-30 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-172T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T P0b002ee1803831df f:d04172t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T GAO-04-172T Foreign trade agreements International economic relations International organizations International trade International trade regulation Monitoring China Testimony A08779 China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001 created substantial opportunities for U.S. companies seeking to expand into China's market. In joining the WTO, China agreed to liberalize its trade regime and open its markets to foreign goods and services. However, the U.S. government has become concerned about ensuring that China honors its commitments to offer a more predictable environment for trade. GAO was asked to describe (1) the monitoring of compliance challenges associated with the scope and complexity of China's WTO commitments and (2) the efforts to date of the key players involved in ensuring China's compliance: the executive branch, Congress, the private sector, the WTO and its other members. GAO's observations are based on its prior analysis of China's WTO commitments, its previous survey of and interviews with private sector representatives, and its examination of first-year efforts to ensure China's WTO compliance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T.pdf GAO-04-172T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-172T Testimony GAO-04-172T; World Trade Organization: Ensuring China's Compliance Requires a Sustained and Multifaceted Approach; Foreign trade agreements International economic relations International organizations International trade International trade regulation Monitoring China Volume 114 Page 880 114 Stat. 880 Public Law 106-286