China's 15th WTO Anniversary: Assessing the Record and Charting the Path Forward

The speakers and panelists will use this occasion to assess the accomplishments and challenges of China’s WTO membership, analyze how China’s trading partners and the WTO itself have adapted to China’s growing involvement, and consider the possible future paths of the WTO and the multilateral trading system.

• 9:00-9:45 Opening Address
  • Charlene Barshefsky：Senior International Partner, WilmerHale; and Former U.S. Trade Representative
• 9:45-11:10 Panel Discussion: Chinese Participation in the WTO: Contributions and Challenges
  • ​Rufus Yerxa：President, National Foreign Trade Council
  • Claire Reade：Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter; and Senior Associate, CSIS
  • Yang Guohua：Professor of Law, Tsinghua University
  • Matthew Yeo：Partner, Steptoe & Johnson
  • Chad P. Bown：Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
• 11:15-12:00 Keynote Address
  • Yi Xiaozhun: Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization

• Scott Kennedy: Deputy Director, Freeman Chair in China Studies; and Director, Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy, CSIS
• Wendy Cutler:Vice President and Managing Director, Washington Office, Asia Society Policy Institute

The 15th anniversary of China’s WTO entry marks a milestone in China’s engagement with the global economy. The WTO provides the best example of China's shift from being a ruletaker to a rulemaker. The speakers and panelists will use this occasion to assess the accomplishments and challenges of China’s WTO membership, analyze how China’s trading partners and the WTO itself have adapted to China’s growing involvement, and consider the possible future paths of the WTO and the multilateral trading system.