今年7月1日,关贸中国工作组第17次会议结束之际,中国复关谈判已经历了整整8年。作为发展中国家的中国恢复关贸总协定(GATT)缔约国地位和成为世界贸易组织(WTO)创始成员国,不仅有助于自身的发展,也必将对世界经济贸易作出积极贡献。中国需要关贸总协定,关贸总协定也需要中国。 On July 1 this year, the 17th meeting of the China-Kuwait Working Group concluded with a full eight years of negotiations on the resumption of trade in China. As a developing country, China resumes its status as a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and becomes a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which not only helps its own development but also will make a positive contribution to the world economy and trade. China needs GATT, GATT also needs China.