???? 憶及關(guān)于擴(kuò)大世界貿(mào)易組織《信息技術(shù)協(xié)定》產(chǎn)品范圍談判,
???? 憶及習(xí)近平主席和奧巴馬總統(tǒng)2013年6月在安納伯格莊園會(huì)晤時(shí)對(duì)《信息技術(shù)協(xié)定》擴(kuò)圍談判提供的重要指導(dǎo),
???? 憶及兩國(guó)在2014年5月青島APEC貿(mào)易部長(zhǎng)會(huì)議期間就擴(kuò)圍談判取得的重要進(jìn)展,
???? 憶及兩國(guó)在2014年11月奧巴馬總統(tǒng)訪華期間與習(xí)近平主席對(duì)外共同宣布的中美重要共識(shí),
???? 憶及擴(kuò)圍談判參加方在2015年7月達(dá)成的《關(guān)于擴(kuò)大信息技術(shù)產(chǎn)品貿(mào)易的宣言》,
???? 兩國(guó)貿(mào)易部長(zhǎng)已就各自減讓表中的降稅期達(dá)成一致。他們希望這將為在世界貿(mào)易組織第十屆部長(zhǎng)級(jí)會(huì)議期間結(jié)束《信息技術(shù)協(xié)定》擴(kuò)圍談判注入重要?jiǎng)恿?。他們相信《信息技術(shù)協(xié)定》擴(kuò)圍談判的結(jié)果將促進(jìn)全球信息技術(shù)產(chǎn)品貿(mào)易,并將促進(jìn)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)。
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?? Joint Statement by Trade Ministers of China and US on the Expansion of WTO Information Technology Agreement
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???? Minister ofCommenceGao Hucheng of China and US Trade Representative Michael Froman discussed and reached consensus on thenegotiationson theexpansionof the WTO InformationTechnologyAgreement on December 16, 2015. Theyjointlyissuedthefollowingstatement:
???????? Recalling thenegotiationson theexpansionof product coverage of the WTO InformationTechnologyAgreement,
???????? Recalling theimportant guidance on the ITAexpansionnegotiations provided by President XiJinping andPresident Obama when they met inSunnyland,Californiain June 2013,
???????? Recalling the importantprogressmade on theexpansionnegotiationsby the two sides during the APEC MRT in Qingdao in May 2014,
?????????? Recalling the importantconsensusof the two sidesjointlyannounced by President XiandPresident Obama when President Obama visited Beijing inNovember2014,
?????????? Recalling the Declaration on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products reached by participants in July 2015,
???????? The twoministers have agreed on thestagingof theirrespectiveschedules. They hope this will provide important momentum to complete the ITAexpansionnegotiationsduring the ongoing Tenth Ministerial Conference of the WTO. They also believe that the outcome of the ITA expansion negotiations will promote world ITtradeand will further thegrowthof the world economy.