当前中国的对外经济贸易，既出现了一些新的特征，又面临着诸如金融危机后续影响、出口市场需求不旺、国有外贸企业机制不灵活以及加入世贸组织的日期临近等现实挑战。1999年上半年，外贸出口增幅下降4．6％，到第四季度才有所好转，严峻的形势显而易见。这预示着，世纪之交的 At present, China’s foreign trade and economic cooperation have not only emerged some new features, but also confronted the real challenges such as the subsequent impact of the financial crisis, the weak demand in the export market, the inflexibility of the state-owned foreign trade enterprises and the date of accession to the WTO. In the first half of 1999, the growth rate of exports dropped 4.6%, only to be improved in the fourth quarter. The grim situation is obvious. This indicates that at the turn of the century