国际英语资讯:U.S. tariffs on EU products over aircraft subsidy dispute take effect
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 18-- <span word="Additional">Additional</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="after">after</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WTO">WTO</span>) <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="levy">levy</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> 7.5 <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="European">European</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="commensurate">commensurate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span>' <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impeded">impeded</span> <span word="deliveries">deliveries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="countermeasures">countermeasures</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>," <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="Cecilia">Cecilia</span> <span word="Malmstrom">Malmstrom</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>."</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compliant">compliant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>," <span word="Malmstrom">Malmstrom</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> (<span word="USTR">USTR</span>), <span word="new">new</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Scotch">Scotch</span> <span word="whiskies">whiskies</span>, <span word="cheese">cheese</span>, <span word="olives">olives</span>, <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweaters">sweaters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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