[00:00:51] Xiao Jin, could I ask you some questions about membership of the WTO?
[00:04:58] Yes, please.
[00:05:29] Do you know how many countries belong to it?
[00:13:17] Mm, currently, 142 countries or regions belong to the WTO. And 29 other countries are being studied,
[00:22:22] including Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and so on.
[00:27:07] Good.
[00:27:52] Can you mention some important countries or regions?
[00:32:26] Sure.
[00:33:04] Members include the top four trading powers.
[00:36:16] They are the European Union, The United States, Japan and Canada.
[00:40:20] Then how about some major emerging economies?
[00:44:55] They are Brazil, South Africa and India.
[00:49:04] The World's poorest countries?
[00:51:30] Bangladash and Guinea.