The following is excerpted from an 8 June 2012 speech by Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.
In the decade since it joined the WTO, Chinese Taipei has adapted to the changing nature of trade, with 70% of its imports and exports now comprising intermediate goods, and shown it is willing to help poorer trading partners, Director-General Pascal Lamy said on 8 June 2012.
This speech is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl235_e.htm