Minister Wang Wentao attended the opening ceremony of the 14th WTO "China Project" Roundtable and delivered a speech

On March 25th, the 14th WTO "China Project" Roundtable was held in Yaound é, Cameroon. Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ivira, the President of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, the Minister of Commerce of Cameroon, Atangana, and some WTO members and ministers applying for accession made speeches. The meeting was chaired by Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization. Chinese Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Li Yongzhao, attended.

Wang Wentao stated that the 'China project' is a successful practice of China's South South cooperation in the World Trade Organization. China has always supported the integration of developing countries, including African countries, into the multilateral trading system, actively expanding independent and unilateral opening up, and is willing to effectively help countries enhance their export capabilities to China and share the opportunities of China's huge market. China will focus on development themes, enhance the quality and efficiency of "China projects", strengthen unity, cooperation, open cooperation, and resource support, support global trust funds to better play their role, implement global development initiatives with practical actions, and create more development opportunities for developing countries.

During this period, Wang Wentao signed a new Memorandum of Understanding for the "China Project" and a Memorandum of Understanding for the Global Trust Fund with Ivira. The "China Project" was established by China and the WTO Secretariat in 2011, and the roundtable is an important component of the project. The Global Trust Fund is an important comprehensive capacity building technical assistance project of the WTO. The theme of this roundtable is "The Value of Joining the World Trade Organization". By sharing the best practices in the African region and exploring the challenges and opportunities of joining, it aims to help African countries join the World Trade Organization as soon as possible and benefit from it.