Agriculture: U.S.-China Trade Issues

Publication Date: October 2002

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Trade

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Coverage: China

Abstract:

With China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001, U.S. agricultural interests were hopeful that longstanding barriers to trade with that vast and growing market would begin to fall. However, critics charge that China is failing to honor commitments to open its markets, affecting U.S. exports of grains, oilseeds, meat and poultry, and other products. U.S. agriculture and trade officials have been working to resolve these differences. This report will be updated if events warrant.