Unfortunately, the discussion between countries on trade nowadays is very much a dialogue of the deaf, with countries spouting platitudes at one another, but no enforceable and verifiable commitments agreed upon. There is an urgent need to reform global institutions – and more dramatically than envisaged by the G-20 thus far.
芝加哥——正当各国政府试图将是全球经济带出经济危机之时，贸易保护主义的呼声有所抬头。很多国家的领袖还没有意识到这一点。不幸的是，国与国之间的贸易对话形同虚设，他们相互都在指责对方，没有任何实质性和有效性的协议可以达成。然而，全球金融体系的改革又迫在眉睫——20国峰会的峰回路转式的结局更令人觉得眼花缭乱。