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| 发帖时间 - 2007/4/20 21:26:26 | [size=1][face=Times New Roman]The movement toward more open agricultural trade seems less apparent in Asia, where several authors have pointed to a tendency for protection to rise with income *域名隐藏* Japan has converted several of its quantitative restrictions on farm imports to tariffs (at the insistence of the US), has lowered its protection levels somewhat in recent years, and may finally be ready to cut a deal on the thorny issue of rice imports to avoid further delays in the Uruguay Round. But South Korea has taken over the role of vocal opponent to any comprehen- sive tariffication of agricultural import policies. Other countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, seem willing to follow the example set by Japan, Korea, and Taiwan toward a highly protected sector for domestic food crops, producing at a huge loss when valued at world prices. 15 For Asia, the GATT Round will need to impose more liberal trade rules for agriculture on an unresponsive domestic political system. The lack of any agreed-upon regional free trade agreement (other than the ASEAN pact) precludes at present a convincing regional road to trade liberalization. And even if such a trade body were to emerge, it is difficult to see it tackling the problems of agricultural trade in a vigorous way.[/face][/size]
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