摘要
On December 11,2001,China officially joined the World Trade Organization(WTO)as the 143rd member state.Over the last 20 years,China’s exports have increased by 870 percent and imports by 740 percent.It has become the world’s second largest economy with trade in goods rising from the 6th to 1st place,trade in services rising from 11th to 2nd,and foreign direct investment rising from 26th to 1st place,the highest increases among developing countries.