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13 Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 203 (2002)
GM Crops - Savior or Saboteur - Agricultural Biotechnology in China Today

handle is hein.journals/colenvlp13 and id is 723 raw text is: GM Crops-Savior or Saboteur? Agricultural Biotechnology in China Today I. INTRODUCTION The first year of the new century has been pivotal for Chinese agri- cultural biotechnology. China increased its total acreage of genetically modified (GM) crops, and the government publicly reaffirmed its posi- tion as a firm supporter of agricultural biotechnology at numerous inter- national conferences. Despite these assurances, the Chinese government made a bold and shocking move in June, when it announced that the country would be implementing new regulations for all domestic and im- ported genetically modified organisms (GMOs).' These regulations will have an impact on both China's domestic agricultural biotechnology in- dustry and on countries importing crops containing GMOs to China.2 These regulations will also affect foreign biotechnology companies such as Monsanto, the leading biotechnology corporation in the world, which has four offices in China. Unfortunately, the government has not yet announced the specific details of the new regulations, including when or how they are going to be enforced.4 By omitting these important factors from their public statements concerning the new regulations, the Chinese government has created a great deal of confusion and worry in the inter- national community. Overshadowing all of these issues is China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). On November 10, 2001, the WTO Ministe- rial Conference approved China's accession into the WTO. Thirty days later China formally became the 143rd member of the WTO.6 Before 1. See China Won't Ban Imports on GMO Crops, Dow JONES, Sept. 11, 2001, at http://www.fbodsecurity.net. 2. Nao Nakanishi, Biotech Industry Worried Over China's New GE Policy, REUTERS, June 8, 2001, at http://www.purefood.org/gefood/chinaoilseeds.cfm. 3. About US, Monsanto, at http://www.monsanto.com. 4. Nakanishi, supra note 2. 5. China Won't Ban Imports on GMO Crops, supra note 1. 6. China Formally Joins the WTO Today, CHINA DAILY, Dec. 11, 2001 at

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