国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Marathon hearings shed light on U.S. tariff harm, cherished ties with Chin
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="bonanza">bonanza</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="limbo">limbo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Powercharge">Powercharge</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>-<span word="ion">ion</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="accessory">accessory</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="loom">loom</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizon">horizon</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> 25-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stifle">stifle</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brett">Brett</span> <span word="Portaro">Portaro</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="up">up</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="Portaro">Portaro</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span> <span word="on">on</span> 300 <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="products">products</span>, <span word="Portaro">Portaro</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="families">families</span>' <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>.</p><p><span word="HARM">HARM</span> <span word="ACROSS">ACROSS</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="BOARD">BOARD</span></p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Muskat">Muskat</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deer">Deer</span> <span word="Stags">Stags</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="company">company</span>. "<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stake">stake</span>."</p><p><span word="Muskat">Muskat</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jeopardy">jeopardy</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="sourced">sourced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="apparel">apparel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="footwear">footwear</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>, <span word="culinary">culinary</span>, <span word="housing">housing</span>, <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="auto">auto</span>, <span word="electronics">electronics</span>, <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflict">inflict</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>.</p>
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