ACCESSIONS: EVENTS
Annual China Round Tables on WTO Accessions (CRTs)
The programme funds Annual 5-Day China Round Tables on Accessions. These round tables provide a platform for exchanges between acceding governments and WTO members (original and those that joined the WTO pursuant to Article XII negotiations) on accession-related themes and experiences.
See also:
News items on the China Programme
Career opportunities under pillar 1 of the China Programme
> China WTO Accession Internship Programme
> e-recruitment
> Trainee programmes and internships
How is the venue for the annual round table decided, as well as the theme?
The Accessions Division of the WTO Secretariat and the Government of China, in consultation with possible host governments, decide on the venue and identify, discuss and decide on a theme.
What is the purpose?
To provide impetus and sustain the momentum in facilitating and accelerating the accessions of LDCs, and provide post-accession support to LDC members that joined pursuant to Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement.
How many Round Tables have taken place so far? Where? And, what did they focus on?
| China Round Table (CRT) Nr |
Dates | Venue | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th (CRT-12) | 24-25/02/2023 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Arab Perspectives on WTO Accessions and the Multilateral Trading System: 12th China Round Table |
| 11th (CRT-11) | 01-03/02/2023 | Vientiane, Lao PDR | WTO Accessions and Trade Integration: Stories from the Asia-Pacific – A Retrospective of 10 Years of Lao PDR's Membership in the WTO: 11th China Round Table |
| 10th (CRT-10) | 18-20/01/2022 | Geneva, Virtual | 10 Years of Capacity-Building under the China Programme - Reflections on LDC Accessions: 10th China round table |
| 9th (CRT-IX) | 11/12/2020 | Virtual conference livestreamed from the WTO | 25 Years of WTO Accessions in Review here |
| 8th (CRT-VIII) | 04/12/2019-06/12/2019 | Moscow, Russian Federation | Accessions and WTO Reform:On the Road to MC12 here |
| 7th (CRT-VII) | 26/09/2018-27/09/2018 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Eurasian Perspectives on the Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Accessions and the Evolution of WTO Rules here |
| 6th (CRT-VI) | 09/12/2017 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Strengthening the Rules-based Multilateral Trading System and
Building a Network to Promote Accessions here |
| 5th (CRT-V) | 20/03/2017 — 23/03/2017 | Siem Reap, Cambodia | Best Practices on the Accession of Least-Developed Countries For more information click here |
| 4th (CRT-IV) | 12/12/2015 — 13/12/2015 |
Nairobi, Kenya | WTO Accessions and the Multilateral Trading System: Domestic Reforms for Competitiveness and Deeper Integration in the Interdependent Global Economy For more information click here |
| 3rd (CRT-III) | 02/06/2015 — 05/06/2015 (carried over from 2014) |
Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Maximizing the Benefits of WTO Membership and Global Economic Integration For more information click here |
| 2nd (CRT-II) | 15/10/2013 — 18/10/2013 | Luang Prabang, Lao PDR | The Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives of LDCs and Article XII Members For more information click here |
| 1st (CRT-I) | 29/05/2012 — 01/06/2012 | Beijing, China | WTO Accession Best Practices for LDCs For more information click here |
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Five key pillars:
> China WTO Accession Internship Programme
> Annual China Round Tables on WTO Accessions (CRTs)
> Increasing participation of LDCs in WTO meetings
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