国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Make or break for NAFTA at next weeks talks in Canada
<p><span word="OTTAWA">OTTAWA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200,000 <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</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="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="scraps">scraps</span> <span word="the">the</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="Perrin">Perrin</span> <span word="Beatty">Beatty</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nativist">nativist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="impediments">impediments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>."</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convene">convene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renegotiate">renegotiate</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p><span word="Retired">Retired</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="Colin">Colin</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="draft">draft</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="flexible">flexible</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> "<span word="indirectly">indirectly</span>" <span word="through">through</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span>.</p>
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