| There is no doubt that the relationship
'between trade and development is one of the central policy issue we face today.
We live in a world where 50% of humanity lives on less than $ 2 a day . We
live in a world{{U}} (21) {{/U}}by massive inequality between nations.
It is estimated that about 2 billion extra souls will share our crowded
planet within the next 30 years. However, we face a world of incredible{{U}}
(22) {{/U}}and challenges. Trade and trade policy must play their
roles as a part of a wider development scenario. And WTO's efforts to push
forward this{{U}} (23) {{/U}}must be strengthened and coordinated at
all levels, national, regional, and{{U}} (24) {{/U}}. 1980s has witnessed the petroleum impact, debts crisis, prices slump, economic{{U}} (25) {{/U}}in industrial countries and the climax of new policy for trade protection as well. However, in recent years, foreign trade in those developing countries has been back to the right{{U}} (26) {{/U}}of remarkable increase, an indispensable force in leading the global economic growth and trade development. The foreign{{U}} (27) {{/U}}trade policy of the developing countries further indicate that they are{{U}} (28) {{/U}}entering the WTO family on a larger scale than ever before, which helps to protect their interests in WTO and take part in the formulation of new rules and{{U}} (29) {{/U}}of WTO. Since 1990s, many developing countries, especially those East Asian and Latin American countries, have become an important force in the global economic{{U}} (30) {{/U}}The fact that their economic capacity is gaining more and more strength leads to a more important role-playing in the WTO system. |