All Beijing-based newspapers splashed impressive and vivid headlines and large photos on November 16, mostly colored ones, on the Sino-US agreement on China's entry into the World Trade Organizations (WTO).

The historic accord was signed in Beijing on November 15 after six days of negotiations and with concerted efforts of top leaders of both countries.

The leading People's Daily devoted half of its frontpage to the special coverage of President Jiang Zemin's meeting with US negotiators, signing ceremony of the accord, press communique, as well as congratulatory remarks from President Bill Clinton and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Chinese President Jiang, US negotiators Charlene Barshefsky and Gene Sperling are seen at the frontpage photos in all smiles.

President Clinton also showed a hearty laugh at the frontpage of China's English newspaper, China Daily, which hailed the inked agreement as a "landmark pact."

The China Youth Daily placed President Jiang's hand-shaking with Barshefsky atop its frontpage with a large-character headline reading: "President Jiang Says, Where There Is A Will, There Is A Way." Its another bold-character headline said that "Clouds Cleared for China's Accession to WTO."

The Beijing Daily remarked with a relief in its headline, saying that "China, US Eventually Reach Agreement on WTO Entry," which reminds readerships of China's 13-year pursuit to the world trade rule-making body.

The still more lively Beijing Youth Daily screamed a headline that goes, "Signed! Sino-US Agreement on WTO." It did not print the story on its frontpage, nevertheless a half-page color photo of Barshefsky and Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng in all smiles at the signing ceremony.

The daily then used three other subsequent pages to review the WTO issue.

All other national newspapers, including Xinhua Daily Telegraph, Economic Daily, Legal Daily, Worker' Daily, also carried the WTO stories on their frontpages.

Before the print media could fully digest the accord and China' s expected access to the WTO, the China Central Television (CCTV) invited noted experts to analyze what the WTO access means to ordinary Chinese people and business circles in the popular talk show "Focus" this morning.

Moreover, it is learned that more follow-up stories will come atop Chinese media on the impact of the WTO entry in the next few days.