在乌拉圭回合服务贸易谈判的最后阶段,美国和欧洲联盟在视听服务的谈判上发生了激烈争斗。西欧的视听产业和法国要求抵制美国的“文化侵略”,将视听部门做为乌拉圭回合一揽子协议的“文化例外”,而美国则坚持视听部门和其他部门一样面对自由化和公开竞争,必须受多边规则的管理。美欧视听服务谈判一直持续到乌拉圭回合达成协议的前一刻,终因双方的妥协才得以平息。美欧在视听产品上的争端体现了双方在经济利益上的争 In the final stage of the Uruguay Round of service trade negotiations, the United States and the European Union fought fiercely in the negotiation of audiovisual services. The audiovisual industry in Western Europe and France demanded to boycott the “cultural aggression” of the United States and regard the audiovisual sector as a “cultural exception” to the Uruguay Round package agreement, while the United States insists that the audiovisual sector must face the same liberalization and open competition as other sectors and must be subject to Management of multilateral rules. The U.S.-European audio-visual service negotiations continued until the Uruguay Round reached an agreement. It was only because of the compromise between the two parties. The dispute between the United States and Europe on audiovisual products reflects the dispute between the two sides in economic interests