国际英语资讯:Third round of NAFTA talk kicks off in Ottawa
<p><span word="OTTAWA">OTTAWA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>) <span word="renegotiations">renegotiations</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Verhuel">Verhuel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="autos">autos</span>.</p><p><span word="Rules">Rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="autos">autos</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="radically">radically</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Verheul">Verheul</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 62.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="Concern">Concern</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="autos">autos</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="content">content</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span>.</p><p><span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exodus">exodus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="staving">staving</span> <span word="off">off</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="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rip">rip</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>.</p>
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