国际英语资讯:U.S., Canada, Mexico kick off NAFTA renegotiations amid uncertainty
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renegotiations">renegotiations</span> <span word="on">on</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>) <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="updating">updating</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</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="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modernize">modernize</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span>, <span word="update">update</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span>, <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>, <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>," <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="innovations">innovations</span>.</p><p><span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="fundamentally">fundamentally</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> "<span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficits">deficits</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="moved">moved</span>" <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</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="trade">trade</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</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="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="tweaking">tweaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="chapters">chapters</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> "<span word="major">major</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p>
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