如果中国加入世界贸易组织——其预兆是与美国达成了协议——那将是一个历史性的时刻。这件事还有着某种历史的必然性。自从邓小平24年前使中国经济向外部世界开放以来,中国人发现与世界融为一体是奏效的。我于1978年第一次去中国北京,在欧洲联盟与中国签署第一个贸易条约之前在那里谈判了几个月。那时的北京是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市,主要交通工具是自行车。自那时以来发生的变化是惊人的。现在,五星级旅馆和摩天大楼鳞次栉比,道路上挤满了车辆。中国的人均收入增长了4倍。出口额从180亿美元增加到1840亿美元。中国现在是世界第6大贸易 If China joins the World Trade Organization - the harbinger of an agreement with the United States - that will be a historic moment. There is a certain historical necessity for this matter. Since Deng Xiaoping opened the Chinese economy to the outside world 24 years ago, Chinese people find it in harmony with the world. I first went to Beijing, China in 1978, where I negotiated for a few months before the European Union signed the first trading treaty with China. Beijing was a gray, tedious and poorly equipped city at that time. The main means of transport was bicycles. The changes that have taken place since then are staggering. Now, five-star hotels and skyscrapers row upon row, the road packed with vehicles. China’s per capita income increased fourfold. Exports increased from 18 billion U.S. dollars to 184 billion U.S. dollars. China is now the sixth largest trade in the world