From October 8th to 11th, the 2019 WTO Public Forum was held at the WTO headquarter in Geneva. The WTO Public Forum is the largest annual public event of the WTO and it had more than 3,000 participants and 140 events held this year. Dean Tu Xinquan, Professor Yang Rongzhen, and Dr. Du Yingxin attended the forum. This is the eighth consecutive year that CIWTO has participated in the WTO Public Forum, which has effectively expanded our international influence.

CIWTO co-organized the session on "Technology, Services and the Future of WTO" with the Academy of China Open Economy Studies, UIBE and the University of Geneva.

Professor Tu Xinquan was also invited to moderate the launch of a new book on Sino-US economic and trade relations by Paul Blustein, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). At the invitation of the US Semiconductor Industry Association, Professor Tu Xinquan, as a keynote speaker, participated in the session on "Strengthening subsidies rules to tackle trade distortions: Perspectives from the high-tech sector", discussing with US experts on China's subsidy policies and other related issues.

Professor Tu Xinquan also accepted an exclusive interview with Korean national TV station KBS, and expressed his views on China's achievements since its accession to the WTO. During his visit in Geneva, Professor Tu Xinquan was invited to participate in the working meeting of the "Platform for the Future of Trade and Global Economic Interdependence" held by the World Economic Forum. CIWTO was invited as a participant of the platform and Professor Tu Xinquan discussed the cooperation between relevant institutions in the future.

Translator: ZHAO Mengkai

Reviewer: LI Xiaofan