January 28, 2002 (16 Government House twelfth lunar month), permanent delegation to the WTO in Geneva opened. 1

2002 28, the Permanent Mission of China to the World Trade Organization grand unveiling opening ceremony was held on the shores of Lake Geneva President Wilson Hotel.
Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sha Zukang briefed the guests on China's new Permanent representative of WTO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Sun Zhenyu, Shen Jueren, and three Chinese former heads of delegations of the GATT negotiations, Tong Zhiguang and Gu Yongjiang .
warm applause, the two Chinese ambassadors and witnesses of three GATT and WTO accession negotiations opened with a red silk cloth covered Chinese permanent the WTO delegation of the bronze medal. The
Ambassador Sun Zhenyu, China's first permanent WTO Ambassador, and therefore received special attention. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 13:30, less than 1 o'clock, guests arriving at the venue. WTO Director General Mike Moore and Mr Stuart Harbinson, chairman of the General Council of the WTO members in Geneva on behalf of about 400 people attended the opening inauguration ceremony. (TodayinHistory.cn)
Ambassador Sun said in his speech: "After 15 years of arduous negotiations, China formally became a member of the WTO. China will in the balance of rights and obligations on the basis of strict compliance with WTO rules, the effective implementation of the commitments, to make a positive contribution to the development of the multilateral trading system. "After the end of the
opening ceremony, the Chinese delegation held a reception.