Because Taiwan entered the WTO as a developed nation, its publishing industry will immediately become completely open. Mainland China, on the other hand, is listed as a "developing nation" and will gradually open its market over the course of eight years.
台灣以「已開發國家」身份加入 WTO，文化出版事業完全開放，而中國大陸是以「開發中國家」身份加入，在出版項目上採特殊承諾，分八年階段逐步開放政策。