中美经贸协议第一阶段全文Full Text Phase One.pdf

ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PHASE ONE ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TREASURY AMBASSADOR ROBERT E. LIGHTHIZER SECRETARY STEVEN T. MNUCHIN PHASE ONE JANUARY 15, 2020 ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PREAMBLE The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (collectively the “Parties”), RECOGNIZING the importance of their bilateral economic and trade relationship; REALIZING that it is in the interests of both countries that trade grow and that there is adherence to international norms so as to promote market-based outcomes; CONVINCED of the benefits of contributing to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade and providing a catalyst to broader international cooperation; ACKNOWLEDGING the existing trade and investment concerns that have been identified by the Parties; and RECOGNIZING the desirability of resolving existing and any future trade and investment concerns as constructively and expeditiously as possible, HAVE AGREED as follows: CHAPTER 1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY