国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: Trade tension hurts U.S. consumers, say firms
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>/<span word="SHANGHAI">SHANGHAI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 7-- <span word="Companies">Companies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 34 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aquatic">aquatic</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflict">inflict</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <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="said">said</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Blakeman">Blakeman</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="agribusiness">agribusiness</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Cargill">Cargill</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="transnational">transnational</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="Harley">Harley</span> <span word="Seyedin">Seyedin</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>.</p>
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