U.S.–China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT
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The JCCT was established in 1983 as a forum for high-level dialogue
on bilateral trade issues. In 1994, as U.S.-China commercial relations
became increasingly complex, the two governments institutionally
strengthened the JCCT by establishing structured working groups
covering trade and investment issues, business development and
industrial cooperation, and commercial law, in addition to a side
dialogue on export controls. From its inception until 2004, the
JCCT was co-chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and China's
Minister of Commerce. Following the December 2003 meeting of President
Bush and Premier Wen the two sides agreed the Commission would
be co-chaired on the U.S. side by two cabinet officials (the Secretary
of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative) and, on the Chinese
side, by the Vice Premier responsible for foreign trade.
The 17th plenary session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on
Commerce and Trade (JCCT) took place in Washington, DC on April
11, 2006. The JCCT was co-chaired on the U.S. side by Secretary
of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and United States Trade Representative
Robert Portman and on the Chinese side by Vice Premier Wu Yi.
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JCCT
Working Groups
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