To be sure, for 65 years, rapid trade growth has played a vital role in economic development, with average advanced-economy industrial tariffs plummeting from more than 30% to below 5%. The creation of Europe’s single market facilitated increased intra-European trade.
可以肯定的是，过去65年以来，贸易的快速增长在经济发展中扮演了至关重要的作用，使得发达经济体的各行业平均关税从超过30%暴跌到5%以下。欧洲单一市场的建立促进了欧盟内部贸易的增长。日本、韩国以及台湾以出口主导型增长实现了经济的快速赶超。中国在过去30年中遵循了同样的路径。从1990年到2008年，贸易增速相当于全球产出增速的两倍。