China Hopes U.S. Won't be Too Demanding on its GPA Reapplication
Xinhuanet.com reported on August 5, 2010 that China's ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Sun Zhenyu, stated the country is committed to joining the government procurement agreement (GPA) "as soon as possible", but still hopes GPA member nations including the…
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U.S. are not "too demanding" on its revised offer.The GPA is a set of standards that grant foreign companies nondiscriminatory access to government purchases. Many expect China's procurement market to become open to foreign businesses if the country joins the GPA. Joining will also allow Chinese enterprises to enter the government procurement markets in 41 WTO member nations that have joined the GPA.