国际英语资讯:Commentary: Time to build positive momentum in China-U.S. ties
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</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="signed">signed</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="tension">tension</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tit">tit</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="tat">tat</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="won">won</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="jittering">jittering</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brunt">brunt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="tantrum">tantrum</span>.</p><p><span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 42 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2018 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2019 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> 18.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="down">down</span> 12.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 252 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979 <span word="to">to</span> 633.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="astronomically">astronomically</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brookings">Brookings</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2018 <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>."</p>
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