protectionism

1. N-UNCOUNT Protectionism is the policy some countries have of helping their own industries by putting a large tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way. 貿(mào)易保護主義[商業(yè)]

The aim of the current round of talks is to promote free trade and to avert the threat of increasing protectionism. 本輪會談的目的是促進自由貿(mào)易，消除日益加劇的貿(mào)易保護主義的威脅。