新一轮多边贸易谈判于２１世纪来临之际展开，这是世贸组织（ＷＴＯ）自１９９５年１月成立以来第一次主持的多边谈判。正式谈判拟从２０００年开始，全部谈判议程预计３年内结束。由于这轮谈判跨越两个千年，人们普遍称之为“千年回合”。目前世贸组织已有１３５个成员国（地 A new round of multilateral trade negotiations will take place at the turn of the 21st century. This is the first multilateral negotiation hosted by the WTO since its establishment in January 1995. The formal negotiation is planned to begin in 2000 and the entire negotiation agenda is expected to be completed within three years. Since this round of talks spans two millenniums, it is commonly called the “Millennium Round.” At present, the WTO has 135 member countries