2004年以来出现的高额外贸逆差,特别是2 月份当月史无前例的79亿美元逆差,引起一片哗然。人们纷纷四下寻找答案:是2004年下调出口退税率使得出口增长滞于进口增长?是加入WTO后进口关税进一步调低以致进口猛增?还是在频繁的贸易摩擦之下我国外贸导向正在发生转向? 很多人都认为,出口导向战略是中国改革开 The high foreign trade deficit since 2004, especially the unprecedented deficit of 7.9 billion U.S. dollars in the month of February, caused an uproar. One after another, people searched for answers: Did the export tax rebate rate be lowered in 2004 so that the export growth lagged behind the growth of imports? Is the import tariff further lowered after the accession to the WTO and the import soared? Or is China’s foreign trade orientation turning under the frequent trade frictions? Many people think that export-oriented strategy is China’s reform