国际英语资讯:Tillerson to kick off maiden Canada trip amid NAFTA controversy
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Rex">Rex</span> <span word="Tillerson">Tillerson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Tillerson">Tillerson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="renegotiating">renegotiating</span> <span word="the">the</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>).</p><p><span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</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="been">been</span> <span word="renegotiating">renegotiating</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="of">of</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="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="harmed">harmed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="modernizing">modernizing</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reciprocal">reciprocal</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teleconference">teleconference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 25-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>," <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="Tillerson">Tillerson</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="Chrystia">Chrystia</span> <span word="Freeland">Freeland</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>, <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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