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Statement by Ambassador LI Chenggang in the November General Council

November 1, 2023

Item 2B. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

China would like to thank Ambassador Canabady for her tireless efforts on guiding the dedicated discussions. We welcome the good progress achieved thus far. We also thank India and South Africa for their proposal on promoting competition in e-commerce, and look forward to having discussion on the 4 important and meaningful questions in the proposal. Taking into consideration the complexity of these questions, we believe the dedicated discussions chaired by Ambassador Canabady is a good place to discuss this proposal.

Chair, as MC13 is fast approaching, China suggests to intensify our work to harvest the e-commerce. To this end, we should start relevant discussions as soon as possible to identify possible elements in the draft Ministerial Decision. For us, the elements should include: (1) recognition of the importance of the Work Program, especially its development dimension, as well as the work done so far; (2) extending the Moratorium to MC14; (3) guidance on post-MC13 discussions.