中国与世界贸易组织(WTO)
The US position美国的立场
On December 10 2019 the WTO’s Appellate Body, which offers members independent adjudication on trade disputes, ceased to function due to the fact that the US had been blocking new appointments as the terms of existing judges expired. On the day of its shuttering,Reutersreported that ‘[m]uch of the US displeasure stems from how the WTO has tied its hands in dealing with China’.[36]
2019年12月10日,由于现任法官任期届满,而美国阻挠新的职位任命,世贸组织就贸易纠纷向成员国提供独立裁决的上诉机构停止运作。在其关闭当日,路透社(Reuters)报道“美国大部分的不满源自于在同中国交锋的过程中世贸组织一直对美国进行掣肘”。
The Australian position澳大利亚的立场
The Australian government sees upholding and updating the international rules around trade, enforced by the WTO, as an opportunity for Australia-PRC cooperation. On August 2 2019 in Beijing, Trade Minister Birmingham said, ‘We want to work with China…to improve the Appellate Body's functionality and responsiveness’.[37]
澳大利亚政府将坚持和更新由世贸组织实施的围绕贸易的国际规则看作是澳中合作的契机。2019年8月2日,贸易部长伯明翰在北京表示,“我们希望与中国合作……提高世贸组织上诉机构的