世界贸易组织的成员国在世界贸易体系中获益可观。但令人惊讶的是,当前多哈回合框架下的多边贸易谈判进展艰难,历经重重阻碍并已多次徘徊在失败的边缘。本文旨在探讨谈判过程曲折困难的原因。由此得出的结论是,谈判之路之所以坎坷并不归咎于世界贸易组织成员国缺乏在单项谈判条款上达成协定的意向。其原因在更深层处,在于多边主义自身。多边主义在一个今日多变的全球环境下不 Members of the World Trade Organization have benefited from the world trading system. However, it is surprising that the current multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Round have been progressing hard, have been stymied numerous times and have been wandering many times on the verge of failure. This article aims to explore the twists and turns of the negotiation process difficult reasons. The conclusion that follows is that the bumpy road to negotiation is not blamed on WTO members’ lack of intention to reach an agreement on individual negotiating clauses. The reason is deeper, lies in the multilateralism itself. Multilateralism is not in a global environment that is changing today