▁could ▁have ▁been ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁collapse ▁seemed ▁like ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁developing ▁countries . ▁The ▁failure ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁round ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁loss ▁of ▁momentum ▁and ▁brought ▁into ▁question ▁whether ▁the ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁dead line ▁would ▁be ▁met . ▁ ▁The ▁North - S outh ▁divide ▁was ▁most ▁prominent ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁agricult ure . ▁Develop ed ▁countries ’ ▁farm ▁subs id ies ▁( both ▁the ▁EU ’ s ▁Common ▁Agricult ural ▁Policy ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁ag ro - sub s id ies ) ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁stick ing ▁point . ▁The ▁developing ▁countries ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁finally ▁having ▁the ▁confidence ▁to ▁reject ▁a ▁deal ▁that ▁they ▁viewed ▁as ▁unf avor able . ▁This ▁is ▁reflected ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁trade ▁b loc ▁of ▁developing ▁and ▁industrial ized ▁nations : ▁the ▁G 2 0 . ▁Since ▁its ▁creation , ▁the ▁G 2 0 ▁has ▁had ▁fl uct u ating ▁membership , ▁but ▁is ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁the ▁G 4 ▁( the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁India , ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ). ▁While ▁the ▁G 2 0 ▁pres umes ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁developing ▁world , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁poor est ▁nations ▁continue ▁to ▁have ▁little ▁influence ▁over ▁the ▁emer ging ▁W TO ▁propos als . ▁In ▁dispute ▁resolution ▁mechanism ▁of ▁the ▁W TO ▁regime , ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁D oh a ▁Round ▁tal ks ▁at ▁Can c un