China Permanent WTO representative Li Chenggang: China is willing to work with other members of the

Li Chenggang, a representative of the Chinese Skills of the World Trade Organization in the World Trade Organization, said in Geneva, Switzerland on the 13th that China is willing to work with other members of the WTO to deal with the global challenge of plastic pollution.

At the press conference of the 12th Ministerial Conference on the World Trade Organization on that day, Li Chenggang said, "To deal with global challenges and need the world to work together and cooperate together." China will cooperate closely with other members under the framework of the WTO. , Promote the related work of plastic pollution prevention and control issues.

Li Chenggang said that China attaches great importance to dealing with plastic pollution, and is one of the first members of the WTO to take measures to deal with plastic pollution.

He said that sustainability is one of the goals of China's economic and social development. In recent years, China has introduced a series of policies to restrict plastic pollution. China is willing to share experience with other members of the WTO and cooperate with the trade side to actively respond to plastic pollution from the trade side. Essence

China is one of the sponsor of the WTO's "Plastic Pollution and Sustainable Plastic Trade" (IDP) and the current six common coordinators. The initiative has now attracted 72 WTO members to participate in the joint sectors.

Li Chenggang said that since the release of the "Informal Dialogue of Plastic Pollution and Environmental Sustainable Plastic Trade" at the end of 2021, the related work of the IDP initiative has made "encouraging" progress.

Li Chenggang said that the World Trade Organization can play a unique role in coordinating members to take collective actions in response to plastic pollution. China will continue to work with other members, adhere to development priority, adhere to the people -centered Harmony with nature, adhere to the action orientation, and promote the consensus to consensus the consensus into practical actions under the framework of the World Trade Organization.

The 4 -day World Trade Organization's 12th Ministerial Meeting opened on the 12th in Geneva on the 12th. During the meeting, members of the WTO will negotiate on issues such as the reform of the new crown vaccine intellectual property, epidemic response, fishery subsidies, agriculture, food security, and WTO reform.

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