Spokesman for the U.S. State Department Richard Boucher said on November 8 in Washington, D.C. that China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) is "very important" to the United States.

"China's accession to the WTO has been very important to the United States and many other countries," Boucher told a news briefing.

He said that the United States has always seen as "a very positive step" China's integration with the world.

China, a founding member of the global trading system following the World War II, is expected to join the world trade body at the coming WTO ministerial meeting scheduled to be held in Doha, capital of Qatar, from November 9 to 13.

Boucher said that the United States has worked on it for many years with China, adding that "we want to see the Chinese accede to the WTO and abide by and participate in the global trading rules."

He said that China's entry into the WTO "is very important for the Chinese throughout the country in opening up and giving them opportunity to trade, as well as opening up opportunities for foreign companies."

He also said that China's accession to it would "creates a lot of new opportunities for all of us," including China.

"The opportunity for more American exports to China is one of the things we look for as well as the transforming effect on the Chinese economy, the benefits of economic reform in China." (China Daily)