Rather than offering to do away with its cotton subsidies, America offered to open up American markets to cotton imports – an essentially meaningless public-relations move that quickly backfired. Owing to its huge subsidies, America exports cotton, and it would import little even if formal barriers are removed.
美国没有提出取消棉花补贴，反而提出开放国内的棉花进口市场¾这一公关意味甚浓的举措没有任何实际意义，而且很快就引发了其他国家的反抗。由于巨额补贴的存在，美国的棉花大量出口，即使取消官方壁垒，美国也根本不需要进口棉花。