China to Train More Law Students to Meet WTO Requirements

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China to Train More Law Students to Meet WTO Requirements

Chinese law schools will produce more experts with comprehensive legal training to help thenation better adapt to requirements of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Systematic Education Helps Students Broaden Vision

Zeng Xianyi, dean of the Law School of Renmin University of China, said that Chinese law students will have more opportunities to learn about legal aspects of scientific and technological knowledge in the future.

Experts said that systematic education will help Chinese law students broaden vision and sharpen language skills through international cooperation.

China in Need of Law Professionals

Governments at all levels and judicial organizations are eager to attract more legal professionals who are familiar with both WTO rules and foreign languages after China's WTO entry.

China now has over 300 colleges that offer law degrees, up from five in 1978.

A recent official survey indicates that China is in urgent need of legal experts, as well as professionals in fields such as public administration, finance and consulting.

Shanghai Launches Training Program of WTO Professionals

This industrial powerhouse in east China launched China's first training program of senior professionals with proficiency in World Trade Organization' s affairs onJuly 31, 2001.

The three-year program aims to train 100 senior professionals for the Shanghai municipal government, state-owned enterprises, professional service institutions and industrial associations, in a bid to provide human resources for the municipality after China' s WTO accession.

At the launching ceremony, a spokesman from the Shanghai municipal government said that Shanghai, as a commercial center at the forefront of China's reform and opening-up drive, must train professionals who are proficient with WTO protocols, international trade, international laws, WTO working languages and information technology.

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