The groundwork for this achievement was laid by the united states in november of 1999 , when the united states concluded a bilateral agreement with china on the terms of china s accession to the wto , capping nearly fourteen years of intense , often difficult negotiations . the u . s . - china bilateral agreement provided us with a set of comprehensive , verifiable , one - way trade concessions that substantially open china s market across the spectrum to u . s . goods , services and agriculture 美-中双边协定为我们提供了一系列全面的、可核实的单向贸易让步，为美国商品、服务和农业在中国大大打开了各方面市场。如今，贵委员会已经熟悉了我们的双边协定的条款，今天没有必要详细复述全部内容。根据该协定，市场准入方面的主要让步如下：
After reunification , in accordance with the relevant provisions of the basic law , the hksarg concluded 38 bilateral agreements with foreign states , including 16 on air services , four on overflight , five on visa abolition , 12 on reciprocal juridical assistance , and one on investment promotion and protection 回归以后，按照《基本法》的有关规定，特区政府与外国签署了38份双边协定，包括民用航空运输协定16份、民航过境协定四份、互免签证协定五份、司法互助协定12份及促进和保护投资协定一份。
The provisions of the present convention shall not affect the validity of multilateral or bilateral agreements concerning the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards entered into by the contracting states nor deprive any interested party of any right he may have to avail himself of an arbitral award in the manner and to the extent allowed by the law or the treaties of the country where such award is sought to be relied upon 1本公约的规定不影响缔约国参加的有关承认和执行仲裁裁决的多边或双边协定的效力，也不剥夺有关当事人在被请求承认或执行某一裁决的国家的法律或条约所许可的方式和范围内，可能享有的利用该仲裁裁决的任何权利。
