What are China's basic obligations under the GATS?

What are China's basic obligations under the GATS?

According to the General Agreement on Trade of Services (GATS), China must:

1. Not discriminate among different foreign service providers (the MEN principle) or between foreign and domestic service providers (the national treatment principle);

2. Ensure transparency by publishing all relevant laws and administrative guidelines affecting trade in services;

3. Establish enquiry points for information on the regulation of the services sector;

4. Regulate services in a reasonable, objective and impartial manner;

5. Establish judicial, arbitration and administrative tribunals to grant prompt review and remedies for decisions affecting trade in services; and

6. Ensure that international payments for services are freely transferable.

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