WTO's 135 members, notably the European Union, have yet to agree entry terms with China, and America's Congress has to endorse the deal.

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It is my hope that just as girls of my generation were free to choose their own careers, regardless of the barriers of entry in terms of gender imbalance, that my son's generation will experience the same kind of liberation.

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Late last year, China, as part of the terms of its entry to the World Trade Organisation, agreed to let foreign banks into the country, subject to a long list of conditions.

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