The acronym WTO refers to aninternational organization, a negotiation forum for multilateral trading, and the system of the WTO law per ce.

• 二是指多边贸易谈判的场所(Negotiationforum),WTO的前身GATT(关贸总协定)在其近半个世纪的运转中,几乎全都是靠各贸易国谈判磋商来达成共识的。