WTO Entry to Challenge China's Administration System

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, December 30, 2001

WTO Entry to Challenge China's Administration System

China's entry into the WTO will lead to great changes in its administration system, said Yang Jingyu, director of the Legal Affairs Office under the State Council, Saturday. Entering the World Trade Organization (WTO) poses a major challenge to the government's capability in administrative control, as the new rules differ greatly from the present ones.

The government should concentrate more on economic regulation, market supervision and public service, while reducing administrative examination and approval in the economic field, Yang said at a lecture on the legal system held during the 25th session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

According to him, China has been working to revise administrative rules and regulations so that they conform to WTO rules and China's commitments to the international community on its WTO entry.

After the accession, 25 of the 30 government administrative regulations that need drafting or amending have been completed while 12 others have been abolished.

The implementation of 36 State Council documents on administration will be stopped very soon, he disclosed.

WTO Entry to Have Great Impact on China: Premier

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has warned that the WTO entry will have an enormous impact on the economic, social, and science and technology sectors in the country.

China has to readjust its strategies for the development of the science, technology and education sectors, Zhu said on December 28 at the 10th meeting of the national leading group on science, technology and education.

According to Zhu, the government plans to launch a number of major science and technology projects, make greater efforts to protect local patents, improve the national technological standards, and help more students from poor families go to school.

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