U.S. regional newspapers' coverage on China's entry into the WTO--a regional economy approach

Hong Kong as a separate customs territory: Past, present and prospect

“…Once a territory has already been a WTO member, there is no provision for disqualification in WTO law, and no member is authorized to judge the qualification of other members. Since the WTO is a multilateral trade organization with a dispute settlement mechanism available for members to resolve their differences [ 65 ], the US may refer to a dispute settlement process and/or the Ministerial Conference, to interpret or amend the provisions of the WTO Agreement. For bringing disputes against the HKSAR, the US would need to prove that any benefit accruing to it under the WTO agreements has been directly or indirectly impaired by the HKSAR.…”