The ministers from 135 WTO members are meeting in Seattle for a new round of trade talks, the Millennium Round.
China attends the meeting as an observer.
After achieving its WTO membership, China will contribute to the success of the new round of trade talks. China will be a responsible and constructive member in the future multilateral trading system. Meanwhile, he also put forward five proposals for the new round, stressing that interests of developing countries should be respected. The ministerial meeting, which opened November 30 and is scheduled to close on Friday, is aimed at launching a new round of trade talks. But sharp differences on the agenda of the round still remain.