第二次世界大战以后,特别是60年代以来,国际技术贸易异军突起,以平均每5年翻一番的速度迅速发展,预计到90年代中期,国际技术贸易总额可达2500亿美元。未来世界贸易将出现商品贸易、技术贸易、劳务贸易并重的发展格局。那么,究竟什么是国际技术贸易?它有哪些法律特征呢? Since the Second World War, especially since the 1960s, international technology trade has risen rapidly and has been growing at an average rate of doubling every five years. It is expected that by the mid-1990s, the total amount of international technology trade could reach 250 billion U.S. dollars. In future world trade, there will be a development pattern that emphasizes both commodity trade, technology trade, and labor trade. So what exactly is international technology trade and what are its legal characteristics?