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02 September 1999

Text: USITC News Release on China WTO Accession Report

(Report assesses potential economic effects on U.S.)  (360)
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has released the
executive summary of its general fact-finding investigation
"Assessment of the Economic Effects on the United States of China's
Accession to the WTO."
The executive summary is the only portion of the report that is
available to the public at this time. The 22-page document can be
viewed in PDF format on the USITC home page at:
http://www.usitc.gov/whatsnew.htm
Following is the text of the USITC press release on the report:
(begin text)
September 2, 1999
News Release 99-117
Inv. No. 332-403
ITC ISSUES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORT
CONCERNING CHINA'S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today released the
executive summary of its general factfinding investigation Assessment
of the Economic Effects on the United States of China's Accession to
the WTO.
The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency,
recently completed the report for the U.S. Trade Representative
(USTR). As requested by the USTR, the report was submitted as a
confidential report; however, on September 1, 1999, the USTR advised
the ITC that it had declassified the executive summary of the report
and requested that the ITC issue that portion of the report to the
public.
The executive summary is the only portion of the report that is
available to the public at this time. The USTR indicated that it is
reviewing the body of the ITC report and "intend[s] to complete this
review expeditiously and will provide further guidance to the
Commission on those portions of the report which are to be
declassified."
The executive summary of the ITC report Assessment of the Economic
Effects on the United States of China's Accession to the WTO (Inv. No.
332-403, USITC Publication 3228, September 1999) is available on the
ITC's Internet server at www.usitc.gov. A printed copy may be
requested by calling 202-205-1809 or by writing to the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be faxed to 202-205-2104.
(end text)
      



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