国际英语资讯:U.S. tariffs on derivative steel, aluminum imports take effect
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="derivative">derivative</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="by">by</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><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="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proclamation">proclamation</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="derivative">derivative</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>, <span word="staples">staples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span>."</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="derivative">derivative</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="shipments">shipments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="circumvent">circumvent</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="derivative">derivative</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="derivative">derivative</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proclamation">proclamation</span>.</p><p><span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="explicitly">explicitly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>," <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Bown">Bown</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span>.</p>
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