国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. experts warn tariffs would diminish investment, hamper productivity growth
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Posen">Posen</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> (<span word="PIIE">PIIE</span>), <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="Posen">Posen</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="substantial">substantial</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Removing">Removing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="services">services</span> ... <span word="is">is</span> <span word="significant">significant</span>," <span word="Posen">Posen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="Posen">Posen</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>."</p><p><span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Lardy">Lardy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Lardy">Lardy</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="massively">massively</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> "<span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>."</p>
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