Global trade frictions were severe last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and also the consequent economic decline, said a report recently release by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

中国国际贸易促进委员会近日发布的一份报告称，由于新冠肺炎疫情以及随之而来的经济下滑，去年全球贸易摩擦严重。

The global economic and trade measures index was on the rise in 2020, said the report.

报告称，全球经济和贸易措施指数在2020年呈上升趋势。

It looked into trade frictions in 20 countries and regions, including the United States, China, and Japan, and trade-measure usages such as import and export duties, trade remedies, and technical barriers.

该报告调查了包括美国、中国、日本在内的20个国家和地区的贸易摩擦以及贸易措施的使用，如进出口关税、贸易救济和技术壁垒等。

Competition between major economies was increasing, the report said, citing the sub-indexes for countries and regions such as India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.

报告援引印度、美国、英国和欧盟等国家和地区的分类指数称，主要经济体之间的竞争日益加剧。

The United States topped the ranking of the most frequent user of trade measures. It launched 624 trade actions throughout the year, accounting for 17.8 percent of the total.

美国在使用贸易措施最多的国家中排名第一，去年全年共发起了624项贸易行动，占全球贸易措施使用总数的17.8%。

protectionism  保护主义 （请戳往期链接）

trade remedies   贸易救济

trade barrier   贸易壁垒

unilateralism  单边主义 （请戳往期链接）

Collected and edited by Lv Yun

Source:  Xinhua

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