国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: U.S. tariff addiction -- a cause of concern to global economy
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 23-- <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="America">America</span> <span word="First">First</span>," <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="wielding">wielding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span>, <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unilateralist">unilateralist</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="SHOOTING">SHOOTING</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="ALL">ALL</span> <span word="DIRECTIONS">DIRECTIONS</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1, 2018, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span>, <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 8 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="May">May</span> 6, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17.5-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="hairs">hairs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="utmost">utmost</span> <span word="sincerity">sincerity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="unreasonable">unreasonable</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="after">after</span> 11 <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span>.</p>
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