国内英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S., China have better options to address trade issues
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="BECOMES">BECOMES</span> <span word="INCREASINGLY">INCREASINGLY</span> <span word="PROTECTIONIST">PROTECTIONIST</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span>-<span word="win">win</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</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="approved">approved</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="washers">washers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modules">modules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="Section">Section</span> 201, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1974, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="protectionist">protectionist</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="dumping">dumping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="countervailing">countervailing</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="welded">welded</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="vowing">vowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="options">options</span>," <span word="including">including</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quotas">quotas</span>.</p>
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