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1986年关税与贸易总协定(以下简称“GATT”)发动了第八轮乌拉圭回合谈判,其最显著特点是增加了三个新议题:服务贸易、知识产权和与贸易有关的投资问题。本文拟对服务贸易议题,以GATT第八轮谈判为线索,回顾一下谈判背景,重点讨论一些观点和争议点,力图以此勾勒出服务贸易问题的清晰轮廓,最后对GATT在服务贸易谈判问题上可能取得的进展作些预测。一、服务贸易议题的背景早在1982年东京回合谈判时,美国曾积极倡议进行服务贸易谈判,但是各缔约国反映冷淡,结果不了了之。随着世界经济贸易的发展,服务贸易问题日益突出。据统计,1987年全球
The 1986 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (hereinafter referred to as “GATT”) launched the eighth round of the Uruguay Round negotiations. Its most striking feature was the addition of three new topics: service trade, intellectual property, and trade-related investment. This article intends to use the eighth round of GATT negotiations as a clue to the issue of trade in services. It will review the background of the negotiations, focus on some of the points of view and controversy, and try to outline the clear outline of the issue of trade in services. Finally, we will discuss GATT on the issue of trade in services. Some predictions may be made on the progress that may be made. I. Background on the topic of trade in services As early as the 1982 round of negotiations in Tokyo, the United States had actively initiated negotiations on trade in services. However, the contracting parties reported apathy, and the result was nothing. With the development of world economy and trade, the problem of service trade has become increasingly prominent. According to statistics, the world in 1987