国际英语资讯:U.S. trade coalition calls for removal of tariffs as phase-one deal with China takes effect
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 14-- <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 150 <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="as">as</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="takes">takes</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Phase">Phase</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fruition">fruition</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="consumers">consumers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="these">these</span> (<span word="tariff">tariff</span>) <span word="reductions">reductions</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="began">began</span>," <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span>, <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</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="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 120 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="halve">halve</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> 75 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="modifications">modifications</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Phase">Phase</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>," <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="Tariff">Tariff</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>."</p><p><span word="Multiple">Multiple</span> <span word="researches">researches</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2018 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p>
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