国际英语资讯:NAFTA replacement dead in current form, says former U.S. envoy to Canada
<p><span word="OTTAWA">OTTAWA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 5-- <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="has">has</span> "<span word="messed">messed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renegotiated">renegotiated</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="ratified">ratified</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Heyman">Heyman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="CTV">CTV</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 14 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="USMCA">USMCA</span> (<span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>-<span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="revamped">revamped</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="ratified">ratified</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USTR">USTR</span> (<span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="mishandled">mishandled</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> ... <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2018, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="Heyman">Heyman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="messed">messed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="collaborate">collaborate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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