CHINA ANNOUNCED ITS POSITION PAPER REGARDING SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN THE WTO

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, when attending a United Nations General Assembly related meeting on 23 September 2025, solemnly announced that China, as a responsible major developing country, will not seek new special and differential treatment (SDT) in the current and future WTO negotiations.

China has always been a member of the Global South and will always be a part of the developing world. Looking ahead, China will continue to practice true multilateralism, support the rules-based multilateral trading system, actively participate in the WTO reform process, and firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing members. China will work to better bridge the North-South development gap, improve global economic governance, and contribute to building an open world economy.

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