国际英语资讯:U.S. experts, businesspeople welcome China-U.S. phase-one trade deal
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesspeople">businesspeople</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="phase">phase</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="groundwork">groundwork</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p><span word="Welcoming">Welcoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Margulies">Margulies</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>."</p><p><span word="Wendy">Wendy</span> <span word="Cutler">Cutler</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="phase">phase</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reversing">reversing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="businesses">businesses</span>."</p><p>"<span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Cutler">Cutler</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="representative">representative</span>.</p><p><span word="Describing">Describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>, <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Kuhn">Kuhn</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kuhn">Kuhn</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="circuitous">circuitous</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="phase">phase</span>-<span word="one">one</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>."</p><p><span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Gallagher">Gallagher</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="Societe">Societe</span> <span word="Generale">Generale</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phase">phase</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="modest">modest</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span>."</p>
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