2002年3月20日美国政府以外国钢铁在美国非法倾销激增,使美国钢铁工业陷入困境借口启动钢铁保障201条款,今后三年内对大部分进口钢铁产品征收 8%到 30%不等的关税。然而事实上自 1998年以来,美国钢材的进口量下降了33%。可见,贸易保护主义并没有退出历史舞台,相反,尽管已经经过了一番改头换面,它仍然是各国政府制定本国的贸县政策时会不时采纳的手段。 On March 20, 2002, the U.S. government, with its surge in illegal dumping in the United States, made the U.S. steel industry in trouble expedite the launch of section 201 of the Steel Safeguards and imposed tariffs ranging from 8% to 30% over the next three years on most imported steel products. In fact, however, the import of US steel has dropped by 33% since 1998. It can be seen that trade protectionism has not withdrawn from the stage of history. On the contrary, despite the fact that it has undergone some transformations, it is still the means that governments adopt from time to time when formulating their own trade and county policies.