CHINA has yet to decide whether it will take part in talks on its accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Secretary of Trade and Industry Brian Chau Tak-hay said yesterday.
Mr Chau has just returned from China, where he met Chinese officials in Dalian and Beijing, including vice-minister of foreign trade Gu Yong-jiang.
Mr Chau said: 'China has not indicated that it is prepared to attend the meetings of the working party on China's WTO membership in Geneva in April.' China had not reacted to suggestions from the chairman of the working party that talks should resume in April.
'Mr Gu said the ball is in the court of developed countries,' said Mr Chau.
'This is because in December last year, during the final stage of negotiations, China had already laid all its cards on the table and said it was not going to make further concessions.
'Unless other members of WTO are prepared to allow China resume membership to WTO on the basis China has so far agreed to concede, the prospects for resumption will be rather uncertain.
