Earlier this week the European Union and China had _agreed on_ some important___trade issues__. China reached  a _similar_ agreement with the United States _last week__. These agreements have _cleared_ the way for China to join the___World Trade Organization
_. The process of admitting China is _expected_ to begin at a WTO meeting Thursday in Geneva. _141 nations are WTO members now_. These countries are responsible for more than 90% of the world’s trade_. The main goal of the WTO is to ___keep world trade flowing as smoothly and freely as possible_.