曾被预言为入世后中国启动世贸组织争端解决机制第一案的中日农产品贸易争端,最终通过双边协商得以解决。2001年12月21日,在日本对中国大葱、鲜香菇、草席出口启动为期一年的反倾销调查的最后一天,也就是说日本政府必须就是否对中国这三种农产品进口正式设限作出决定的当天,中国外经贸部长石广生和日本经济产业大臣平沼赳夫、农林产业大臣部勤在京就解决农产品贸易争端问题达成协议。中日间因农产品贸易争端而一触即发的贸易战在最后一刻拨云见日。 Sino-Japanese dispute over agricultural products, once foreshadowed as the first case China initiated the WTO dispute settlement mechanism after its accession to the WTO, was finally settled through bilateral consultations. On December 21, 2001, the last day of a one-year anti-dumping investigation on the export of Chinese green onions, fresh shiitake mushrooms and straw mats in Japan was launched, that is, the Japanese government must decide whether to impose a formal limit on the import of the three Chinese agricultural products On the very day, Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng and Japanese Minister of Economy and Trade Hiramatsu, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry diligently in Beijing reached an agreement on the settlement of the agricultural trade dispute. In the last minute, the explosive trade war between China and Japan due to the trade dispute over agricultural products came to light.