But the roots of the WTO date back to World War Two and the years that followed.In 1944,the International Monetary (货币的) Conference agreed to create the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.But they could not agree on an organization to deal with international trade.
Three years later,in 1947,twentythree nations approved the General Agreement on Tariffs (关税) and Trade,or GATT.It_was_meant_to_be_temporary.Trade negotiations under GATT were carried out in a series of talks called rounds.The first round lowered import taxes on onefifth of world trade.Later rounds produced additional cuts,and negotiators added more issues.
The sixth round began in 1963.It was called the Kennedy Round after the murder of President John F.Kennedy.The results included an agreement against trade dumping.This is when one country sells a product in another country at an unfairly low price.
The eighth round of talks began in Punta del Este,Uruguay,in 1986.The Uruguay Round lasted almost twice as long as planned.In all,123 nations took part in sevenandahalf years of work.They set time limits for future negotiations.They also agreed to create a permanent system to settle trade disagreements.
In April of 1994,most of those 123 nations signed an agreement.It replaced GATT with the World Trade Organization.
The WTO launched a new round on development issues in Doha,Qatar,in November of 2001.These talks were supposed to end by January of 2005.But negotiators could not agree on issues involving agricultural protections.The current round has been suspended since last July.
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