On December 13, 2016, the 15th anniversary of China’s accession into WTO, the 15th Annual Conference on WTO and China is held in UIBE. The conference is hosted by University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), China Society for WTO Studies, WTO Law Research Society of China Law Society and International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, organized by China Institute for WTO Studies, UIBE.

The Annual Conference on WTO and China is an important platform for domestic and overseas experts to discuss issues on WTO and multilateral trading system, providing new perspectives and latest information for policy making and academic research. Many experts and scholars participated in the conference, including SUN Zhenyu, Chairman of China Society for WTO Studies and China’s first WTO ambassador, Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, Chief Executive of ICTSD, HUO Jianguo，Vice Chairman of China Society for WTO Studies, ZHANG Yuejiao, Former Chairperson of the WTO Appellate Body, Jesus Seade, Former WTO Deputy Director-General, Robert Rogowsky, Former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and Maika Oshikawa, Head of Accessions Division of WTO Secretariat. They expressed their views on various hot issues including US Presidential Election, global economic governance, multilateral and regional trade liberalization etc. More than 200 experts and scholars from international organizations, government institutions, domestic and overseas research institutes attended the conference.