一、前言世界貿易組織的“多哈回合”多邊貿易協商從2001年展開,幾乎從一開始就陷入了膠着。世界各國為了自保和本身的利益,紛紛展開各種合縱連横,制定了不同型態的貿易協定。而其中最受矚目、也可說是最具争議性的多邊貿易協商,應屬《環太平洋合作伙伴》(Trans-Pacific Partnership,TPP)自由貿易區無疑。~2一旦此協定生效,由此產生的自由貿易區將成為全球規模最大的經濟貿易領域。本文首先擬就TPP的緣起與協商過程做一引介,並論述在整個極度機密的協商過程中所產生的争議。繼而擬就目前已經 I. Introduction The “Doha Round” multilateral trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization started in 2001 and have fallen into stalemate almost from the very beginning. In order to protect themselves and their own interests, all countries in the world have started various kinds of vertical and horizontal agreements and made various types of trade agreements. One of the most watched and arguably the most controversial multilateral trade negotiations is undoubtedly the Free Trade Zone of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ~ 2 Once the agreement enters into force, the resulting free trade zone will become the world’s largest economy and trade area. This article first intends to make a reference to the origin and negotiation process of TPP and discusses the controversies arising from the negotiation of the entire secret. Then it is already proposed