国际英语资讯:U.S. threatens to impose tariffs on EU products over aircraft subsidy dispute
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 9-- <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="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> 11 <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="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="ratcheting">ratcheting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protracted">protracted</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adversely">adversely</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Tariffs">Tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> $11 <span word="Billion">Billion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="products">products</span>!" <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>!"</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> (<span word="USTR">USTR</span>) <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Section">Section</span> 301 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1974 "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="removes">removes</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="USTR">USTR</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</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>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span>, <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>, <span word="wine">wine</span>, <span word="garments">garments</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="by">by</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="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USTR">USTR</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="litigation">litigation</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="action">action</span>."</p>
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