国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. unwilling to lose global dominance, experts say
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="frictions">frictions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="waged">waged</span> <span word="such">such</span> "<span word="wars">wars</span>", <span word="Hanna">Hanna</span> <span word="Gharib">Gharib</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="technologically">technologically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientifically">scientifically</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="waged">waged</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>," <span word="Gharib">Gharib</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> 200 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span> 10, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1.</p><p><span word="Gharib">Gharib</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="existent">existent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="Adnan">Adnan</span> <span word="Bourji">Bourji</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="estimations">estimations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="incur">incur</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>."</p>
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