“拖欠的会费，美国已悄悄补缴”

据英国《金融时报》10月29日报道，《金融时报》记者看到的电子邮件显示，尽管特朗普政府一向批评世界贸易组织（WTO），但美国已向该机构补缴逾期会费，总额超过2500万美元。

The Trump administration has paid more than $25 million in overdue membership fees to the World Trade Organization (WTO) despite its frequent attacks on the global trade body, according to emails seen by the Financial Times.

报道称，八个月前，美国政府宣布，在审查其向WTO、经合组织等多个多边组织缴纳的会费之前，将暂停支付年度会费。

按照其在全球贸易中的份额，美国应承担WTO年度预算（约2.05亿瑞士法郎，折合约2.57亿美元）的11%。去年12月，WTO在年度报告中列出的美国分摊额为2320万瑞士法郎（约2570万美元）。

Based on its share of global trade, the US was due to contribute 11 percent of the WTO's annual budget of 205 million Swiss francs ($257 million) in 2024. This was reported to be 23.2 Swiss francs million in the WTO's annual report last December — then equivalent to $25.7 million.

今年3月，由于美国未能按时缴纳2024年会费，WTO启动了“行政措施”，对拖欠会费成员实施一系列递进式惩罚。

在《金融时报》记者看到的一封电子邮件中，WTO工作人员被隐晦地告知，美国已不再受“行政措施”约束。

The US was placed in so-called "administrative measures" by the WTO in March after it failed to pay its 2024 contributions, initiating an escalating series of punitive steps that are taken against members who fall into arrears.

The news of the payment was communicated obliquely to WTO employees via an email, seen by the Financial Times, informing them that the US was no longer subject to the "administrative measures".

一名特朗普政府官员证实了补缴消息，但拒绝透露具体金额，仅表示：“我们已支付美国2024年应向WTO缴纳的分摊会费。”WTO秘书处则未予置评。

A Trump administration official confirmed the payment, but declined to comment further or specify the amount transferred. "The assessed contributions for 2024 to the WTO have been paid," the official said. The WTO secretariat declined to comment.

贸易专家认为，美国结清欠费的举动虽受到欢迎，但更多体现出一种对美国有利、而非态度彻底改变的方式。

瑞士国际管理发展学院商学院地缘政治和战略教授西蒙·埃弗尼特指出：“美国向WTO转账，这并非是一种忠诚的姿态——而是一根‘喂食管’。目标不是复兴，而是控制。”

"Washington's transfer to the WTO isn't a gesture of faith — it's a feeding tube. The aim isn't revival, it's control," said Simon Evenett, professor of geopolitics and strategy at IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland.

来源：参考消息 金融时报

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