中文摘要：

棉花是国际贸易中的重要商品，棉花部门也是主要的就业领域。但是，某些发达国家的国内补贴扭曲了棉花生产和贸易。在WTO贸易谈判中，非洲四国提出棉花动议，要求完全取消对棉花生产和出口的支持措施。经过多年的谈判，该议题在2005年的WTO香港部长会议上达成了共识，之后的谈判进一步明确了具体的措施。WTO对美国高地棉花补贴案的裁决，对棉花动议的谈判起了较大的促进作用。发达国家棉花出ISI补贴的取消将有利于中国棉花产业的发展。

英文摘要：

Cotton is an important commodity traded internationally as well as a major employment generator. However, domestic subsidies in certain developed countries distort cotton production and trade. During the WTO trade negotiation, four African countries proposed the cotton issue, which has come to an agreement during the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial in 2005 after years of negotiation. The negotiations that followed further specify the discipline. The ruling in the US Highland Cotton Subsidy played a relatively important role to the consensus on this issue. The elimination of domestic support for cotton in the developed economies will contribute to the development of Chinese cotton industry.