一、加入ＷＴＯ后我国保税区仍将发挥重要作用加入ＷＴＯ的国家已经有 130多个 ,其中许多国家都有自由贸易区。尽管自由贸易区 (或自由港 )产生较早 ,但直到本世纪 70年代它才有较快发展 ,而此时ＧＡＴＴ已经存在了几十年 ,自由贸易区对促进世界贸易的发展起到了重要作用。 198 I. China’s Free Trade Zone Will Continue to Play an Important Role after China’s Accession to the WTO More than 130 countries have joined the WTO. Many of these countries have free trade zones. Although free trade zones (or free ports) were born earlier, it did not develop rapidly until the 1970s, when the GATT had existed for decades and the Free Trade Area played an important role in promoting the development of world trade. 198