But unexpectedly the WTO multilateral negotiation structure got stuck, and the Doha Round that started in 2001 was called to a halt in 2006. Since then the situation has returned to bilateral negotiations, with the main trend being the signing of free trade agreements, but Taiwan is weakest in this respect.
但沒想到 WTO 多邊談判的架構後來卡住了，杜哈回合在 2006 年喊停後，情勢又回到以雙邊談判、簽署自由貿易協定為主，而這是台灣最弱的項目。