国际英语资讯:U.S. decision to raise tariffs on EU planes escalates trade tensions: Airbus
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="government">government</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="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="further">further</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</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="further">further</span> <span word="escalates">escalates</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> "<span word="ignores">ignores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="submissions">submissions</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="airlines">airlines</span>, <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="public">public</span> -- <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>", <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="USTR">USTR</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 18.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> "<span word="further">further</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="complicates">complicates</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regrettable">regrettable</span>."</p><p><span word="Airbus">Airbus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="for">for</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comply">comply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rulings">rulings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>.</p>
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