WTO总干事：贸易协议潮或冲击“最惠国待遇”原则

Core Viewpoint - The WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed concerns that the recent trend of bilateral trade agreements may undermine the "Most-Favored-Nation" principle that underpins the WTO system, despite a recent easing of tensions in the US-China trade war [1] Group 1 - The global trade environment remains in crisis, even with a reduction in tensions between the US and China regarding tariffs [1] - Japanese officials are worried that the hastily concluded US-UK trade agreement could encourage countries to pursue self-serving bilateral agreements [1] - Okonjo-Iweala emphasized the risk that such trading patterns pose to the "Most-Favored-Nation" principle, urging WTO member countries engaged in bilateral negotiations to adhere as closely as possible to WTO regulations [1]