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当今世界经济发展的两大趋势之一就是区域经济合作集团化。八十年代西欧12国组建的经济共同体向统一市场发展,九十年代实行统一货币、成立欧盟;同期美国也主导建立了北美自由贸易区,并向中南美扩展;1989年澳大利亚等国发起成立亚太经合组织,此后参加的成员不断增加现在共拥有18个。根据世贸组织统计,1970年世界上签署区域贸易协定(即自由贸易区或自由贸易协定)数量有6个,1990年时扩大到31个,2003年猛增至184个。世贸组织的统计还表明,90年代后期世界上自由贸易区发展加快,达到了高峰,形成影响世界经贸发展的一个主要趋势。
One of the two major trends in the current world economic development is the collectivization of regional economic cooperation. In the 1980s, the economic communities formed by the 12 Western European countries developed toward a unified market. In the 1990s, they implemented a unified currency and established the EU. In the same period, the United States also led the establishment of the North American Free Trade Area and expanded it to Central and South America. In 1989, Australia and other countries initiated the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organizations, since then to join the growing membership now has a total of 18. According to WTO statistics, in 1970 the world signed six regional trade agreements (ie free trade zones or free trade agreements), expanding from 31 in 1990 to 184 in 2003. WTO statistics also show that the free trade area in the world accelerated its development and reached a peak in the late 1990s, forming a major trend that affected the development of world economy and trade.