ACC23-1

Held on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of WTO Accession of Lao PDR, the 11th China Round Table titled "WTO Accessions and Trade Integration: Stories from the Asia-Pacific" will discuss the role and contributions of the Asia-Pacific economies to the rules-based multilateral trading system, and the latest best practices for LDC accessions and post-accession. Following the results of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), the Round Table will also explore the evolvement of multilateral discussions in ongoing WTO accessions and the potential implications of the latest multilateral and plurilateral outcomes and initiatives on the evolving accession negotiating acquis. The highlight of the Round Table will be the High-Level session on Lao PDR's 10-Year Anniversary and the launch of the study "Lao PDR: a Retrospective on 10 Years of WTO Membership" which aims to assess the impact and results of Lao PDR's integration into the multilateral trading system.