国际英语资讯:Protectionist tariffs no solution for U.S. trade imbalance
<p><span word="CHICAGO">CHICAGO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 29-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pandora">Pandora</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="backfire">backfire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="by">by</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="to">to</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> ... <span word="is">is</span> <span word="troubling">troubling</span>," <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Watkins">Watkins</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disenfranchised">disenfranchised</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="imbalances">imbalances</span>," <span word="Watkins">Watkins</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="Watkins">Watkins</span>' <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorandum">memorandum</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="investments">investments</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="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reciprocal">reciprocal</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="products">products</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="targeting">targeting</span> 128 <span word="categories">categories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="products">products</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="pork">pork</span>, <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seamless">seamless</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Tariffs">Tariffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Khairy">Khairy</span> <span word="Tourk">Tourk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="backfire">backfire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>."</p>
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