自WTO成立至今日,美国的部分政治人物及学者指责WTO及其争端解决机构威胁其国家主权的呼声不断。美国在WTO成立前后的表现以及争端解决机制的安排表明,美国很容易违反WTO规则和WTO争端解决机构的裁决;反之,并没有迹象表明,WTO及争端解决机制可以威胁美国的主权。事实上,WTO及其运作扩大了国家主权,特别是美国的主权。 Since the establishment of the WTO, some politicians and scholars in the United States have accused the WTO and its dispute settlement agencies of threatening the sovereignty of their country. The performance of the United States before and after the establishment of the WTO and its dispute settlement mechanism show that the United States can easily violate the WTO rules and the ruling of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. On the contrary, there is no sign that the WTO and the dispute settlement mechanism can threaten the sovereignty of the United States. In fact, the WTO and its operation have expanded national sovereignty, especially that of the United States.