The History Of Trade Protectionism And The Meaning To China

This article summarizes the trade protectionism history, and briefly introduces the trade protection practice of the main developed countries in various stages, in this foundation, carried on a more exhaustive induction to the time background, the policy method, the characteristic and the theory support of the new trade protectionisms and the protection policy after 20th century 70's. The trade protection and the free trade are two strengths which exist throughout the world trade, looking from the modern international trade history, we should acknowledge the free trade is a mainstream. Besides the laborer standard, anti-dumping, the counter- subsidy, the trade relief measure, the pessimistic region agreement and so on, The new trade protectionism methods mostly make use of free law making rights which WTO promises. The trade protection method frequently changes, that is because it develops under the free trade background, it will change unceasingly along with the trade liberalization degree deepening. The various countries all know the free trade can bring advantages, but also knew protects unilaterally to their countries has the advantage, The national interest existence is the trade protection existence root, the short-term benefit enticement also is an important reason.To China, the great economical achievement since the reforming and opening already fully showed the huge advantage which free trade brings for our country. After China joins WTO in November, 2001, China international trade status rises to global third in 2004. Therefore, persisting the free trade should become the basic direction in China foreign. China's free trade nature and the market economy status already obtained the widespread acknowledgement;After our country joins WTO, we meet commitment conscientiously, construct the environment of liberalization of trade actively;Recently, the foreign trade system that meets the needs of market economy has already been built tentatively. In the 19th of April. 2006, WTO release ,this indicates WTO has already acknowledged the free trade properties of our country. On the other hand, considering the national interest, we must implement the protection in a certain degree, this is not only for supporting China's weak industry and the key national industry development, but also manifests "the square deal" nature. When many developed countries and the developing countries carrying on kinds trade protection, we also should fully use various protectionism methods such like anti-dumping, to protect our country's industry and trade. If not, the national interest will drain, also we will lack the struggling method. The paper proposed our country should establish the moderate trade protectionism system. Finally, the paper raises some individual ponders to the trade protectionism and policy. For example, Trade protection will not become the mainstream of world commerce, the free trade is a final goal, but to reach this goal ,we need to go through a long-term and winding course.