国际英语资讯:Former U.S. diplomat criticizes Washington for risking U.S.-China relations
<p><span word="SAN">SAN</span> <span word="FRANCISCO">FRANCISCO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 24-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Firestein">Firestein</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <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="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> "<span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>" <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="retreating">retreating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="going">going</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="today">today</span>." "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="regards">regards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importer">importer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importers">importers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="Firestein">Firestein</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sideline">sideline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="find">find</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="robust">robust</span>, <span word="expansive">expansive</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="intertwined">intertwined</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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