091《经济学家》读译参考之九十一贸易保护主义岌岌可危－欧盟贸易政策.docVIP

TEXT 91 EU Trade 欧盟贸易 The perils of protectionism 贸易保护主义岌岌可危（陈继龙 编译） Dec 7th 2006 | BRUSSELS From The Economist print edition Europe finds that trade retaliation can backfire 欧洲发现进行贸易报复可能适得其反。 PETER MANDELSON is an avowed[1] trade liberal. So it is somewhat embarrassing that as the European Unions Commissioner for Trade, he has presided over the imposition of punitive duties on a wave of Asian imports. Last year, he also found himself on the losing side of the “bra wars”, after a protectionist deal he reached with the Chinese government on textiles unravelled[2]. （1）But on December 6th he had