Nation standing by multilateral system for trade

Regional pacts merely supplements, WTO deputy director-general says

China should stand firm in pushing the Doha round of talks with other emerging economies while the multilateral trade system is challenged by the growing regional free trade movement, China's ambassador to the World Trade Organization has said.

WTO members are now busy negotiating how future talks should be carried out after a trade facilitation agreement was reached last December on the island of Bali in Indonesia, and a work schedule is expected by the end of the year, Yu Jianhua told a group of Chinese reporters.