Accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organisation

Public Law 106-286

Enacted 10 October 2000

H.R. 4444 became Public Law 106-286 on 26 May 2000. The following is the section relevant to Taiwan.

Full text of Public Law 104-286

TITLE VI--ACCESSION OF TAIWAN TO THE WTO

SECTION 601. Accession of Taiwan to the WTO

• It is the sense of the Congress that--
  • (1) immediately upon approval by the General Council of the WTO of the terms and conditions of the accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, the United States representative to the WTO should request that the General Council of the WTO consider Taiwan's accession to the WTO as the next order of business of the Council during the same session; and
  • (2) the United States should be prepared to aggressively counter any effort by any WTO member, upon the approval of the General Council of the WTO of the terms and conditions of the accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, to block the accession of Taiwan to the WTO.