Today, 34 years ago, on December 4, 1991 (Calendar 29 October 1991) China called for the early restoration of the status of a party to the GATT. On December 4, 1991, China's representative at the General Agreement on Customs and Trade General Assembly called for acceleration of the negotiation process on tariffs and the status of a party to the GATT, and early restoration of China's status as a party. At the 47th General Agreement on Customs and Trade General Assembly, the representative of China at the National Assembly noted in a speech that China had made major reforms to the economic and trade system and adopted a series of trade liberalization measures. This laid a solid foundation for China's restoration of the status of a party to the GATT General Agreement. In early 1991, China's government