On May 13th, the opening ceremony of the Regional Trade Policy Course (RTPC) for Asia-Pacific Members and Observers of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held on the Gubei Campus of SUIBE. Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy Director-General of WTO, delivered aspeech at the opening ceremony via video link. Han Yong, Director General of the Department of WTO, Ministry of Commerce, Qi Ming, Chairman of the University Council of SUIBE, and Zhang Yiguo, Vice Chairman of the University Council of SUIBE, attended the opening ceremony.
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On behalf of WTO Director-General Iweala, Zhang Xiangchen extended his warmest congratulations to the opening of the RTPC and wished it a success. He introduced the achievements of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference held this year, and encouraged all the participants to take an active part in the courses and discussions, and enhance international cooperation and understanding, so as to jointly address the challenges currently facing the global trading system.
Han Yong recognized the achievements of SUIBE as a WTO Chair and RTPC partner in disseminating WTO knowledge, conducting frontier research, and cooperating with the WTO in technical assistance. He hopes that SUIBE would strengthen its cooperation with the WTO to contribute to the organization’s technical assistance projects.
Qi Ming said in his welcome speech that SUIBE came into being to fulfill the mission of building China into a trading powerhouse, prospers because of China’s opening up to the outside world, thrives because of reform in all fronts, and takes a new lease of life because of the cause of opening up in the new era. In January this year, SUIBE set up the School of International Organizations, to enhance the global competence of students. The school aims to cultivate professionals who are familiar with the policies of the Country and China's national conditions, proficient in the use of foreign languages, informed of the international rules with a global vision, and well versed in international negotiations. The university will continue to inherit its traditional characteristics, give full play to its disciplinary advantages on foreign trade and economic research, with the purpose of assisting China in providing Chinese solutions to the WTO reform, and making greater contributions to expanding the research network of global economic and trade governance.
The eight-week RTPC training was jointly organized by SUIBE and the WTO,with its courses covering the WTO Agreements and areas related to regional trade policies. It wasjoined by 25 participants from 15 WTO members and observers in the Asia-Pacific.
Translated by Cui Kexin
