国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trumps Mexico tariffs draw wide opposition, risk upending USMCA trade deal
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 31-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="aides">aides</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jeopardize">jeopardize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="June">June</span> 10 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="undocumented">undocumented</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remedied">remedied</span>.</p><p><span word="WRONG">WRONG</span> <span word="CONFLATION">CONFLATION</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="TRADE">TRADE</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="BORDER">BORDER</span></p><p><span word="Objections">Objections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="intent">intent</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Grassley">Grassley</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Imposing">Imposing</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Bradley">Bradley</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="unnerved">unnerved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="aides">aides</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levy">levy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="CNBC">CNBC</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spearheaded">spearheaded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hardline">hardline</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="stance">stance</span>.</p>
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