国际英语资讯:U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns of recession risk from escalating trade tensions
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>," <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Donohue">Donohue</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>," <span word="Donohue">Donohue</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 138 <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span> 500 <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>.</p><p><span word="Donohue">Donohue</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Donohue">Donohue</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 15, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Donohue">Donohue</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p>
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