风险与代价——《中国加入WTO议定书》中的特殊保障措施条款

《中国加入WTO议定书》中的第16条特殊保障措施条款,由于它的特殊性与其可能对中国经济和WTO法律体系造成的影响引起了广泛的关注和争议。该条款采取WTO体制所摒弃的选择性保障措施、“市场扰乱”、“灰色措施”等,而前所未有的“贸易转移”规则可能导致国际市场对中国关闭入口。该条款不仅可能扭曲国际贸易而对中国的经济带来灾难性的影响,而且会减损WTO机制的效力。我国必须设法尽可能地降低该条款的实行可能对中国经济的冲击。

Does It Put China and WTO System at Risk: Conflicts Between the Peculiar Safeguards Clause of China''''s Protocol on Accession to WTO and the Relevant Provisions of WTO

This essay analyses the Transitional Products Specific Safeguard mechanism (TPS clause), the Section 16 of China’s Protocol on Accession to WTO and the conflicts between the TPS clause and the WTO law. The TPS clause carries out selective safeguard mechanism, applies “Aprket disrupt,” permits gray measures to be adopted and allows relative member states taking unilateral acts. Furthermore, trade diversion created by the TPS clause could bring a vital attack to Chinese industries. The TPS clause with those features will not only thwart Chinese economic development but also mar the effectiveness of the GATT system.