Aside from the great damage caused by unequal bargaining power outside of the multilateral framework, the path of bilateral negotiations threatens to remove the focus from universal outcomes, which are the bedrock of globalization. The basic principle of non-discrimination is at risk: once trading countries negotiate separately with each other, various forms of discrimination become inevitable, giving rise to various kinds of conflicts.
除了由多边框架外的不平等谈判实力所导致的巨大风险之外，双边谈判的路径同时还可能将人们关注的焦点从作为全球化基石的全球产出效应上移走，一视同仁的基本原则正受到动摇：一旦贸易国家选择跟其他国家单独谈判，就无法避免一系列的歧视行为，导致产生各类冲突的风险大增。对优惠协议的关注将无法整合整个全球贸易体系，而是令其走向分裂。