WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION FOCUS

No.5 May 2009

CONTENTS

WTO STUDY

Financial Crisis Is Likely to Hit Heavily on the World Trade:Revuews of 2008,Prospects for 2009(I)Wang Huocan&Huang Zhijin(1)

On the International Environmental Law for Objectives of Technical Ecologicalization(I)Li Wei(11)

WTO & China

To Analyse China’s Participation in WTO Dispute Settlement ActivitiesYu Minyou(18)

TRADE IN SERVICES

The Status Quo of China’s Educational Service Trade and the Enhancement of Its International CompetitivenessSong Liqun(28)

DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Characteristic of Law Conceptions Differentiation by WTO Appellate Body:An Example Analysis of the Final Reports of China’s Measures Affecting Imports of Automobile PartsHuang Anping(32)

WTO NEWS

Lamy: The Doha Development Agenda Is the Best Stimulus Package(40)

WTO Report:Trade Protection Is on the Rise owing to the Deepening of the Global Economic Crisis (41)

Latest Information on WTO Service Trade Negotiations (42)

TENDENCY OF WORLD ECONOMY

World Bank Latest East Asia Economy Semi-annual Report:China’s Economy Gives A Piece of Hope to Dismal Prospects(43)

World Bank and IMF Forecast That the Global Economy Will Begin to Recover in the First Half of Next Year(44)

Sino-ASEAN Investment Agreement Will Be Signed This Coming August and Free Trade Area Will Be Built Completely Next Year(44)

STATISTICS

Japanese Trade Profile2008(45)

Japanese Tariff Profile2008(46)