VOA慢速英語：中國稱貿易戰(zhàn)會讓中美兩國都受損
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China: Trade War With US Would Harm Both Nations
中國稱貿易戰(zhàn)會讓中美兩國都受損
China is warning about the possible effects of a trade war with the United States.
中國對跟美國貿易戰(zhàn)可能產生的影響發(fā)出警告。
The warning comes as the world's two biggest economies take steps to improve relations under the presidency of Donald Trump.
該警告的出臺正值中美這兩個全球最大經濟體采取步驟改善川普擔任總統(tǒng)期間的關系之際。
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spoke to news reporters earlier this week in Beijing. He talked about reasons for the two countries to have good relations. He said he was optimistic about ties, but warned that a trade war would hurt American businesses.
中國總理李克強本周早些時候在北京接受了記者的采訪。他談到了兩國存在良好關系的原因。他說，他對兩國關系感到樂觀，但是警告說貿易戰(zhàn)將會傷及美國企業(yè)。
"We do not want to see any trade war breaking out between the two countries," Li said.
李克強總理表示，“我們不希望看到兩國之間打任何貿易戰(zhàn)。”
"That would not make our trade fairer and would harm both sides. Our hope on the Chinese side is that no matter what bumps the China-U.S. relationship hits, we hope it will continue to move forward in a positive direction."
“貿易戰(zhàn)帶不來貿易公平，而且雙方都受損。中方希望，中美關系不管有什么樣的坎坷，還是要向前走、向好處走。”
Getting personal
針對個人
Recently, Chinese state media have been publishing many stories in support of Li's position on trade. Some have noted that Trump's businesses would grow as a result of better economic relations with China.
最近，中國官方媒體發(fā)布了很多文章支持李克強總理對貿易的立場。有些文章指出，通過同中國維持更好的經濟關系，川普總統(tǒng)的企業(yè)也會有所發(fā)展。
One opinion piece noted the many business interests The Trump Organization has in China. The comments were published in the Communist Party-supported Global Times newspaper. The comments noted the Chinese government's "preliminary approval" of more than 30 Trump trademarks. Observers were surprised at the approval of so many trademark requests at one time.
有評論文章指出川普商業(yè)集團在中國有著諸多商業(yè)利益。該評論發(fā)表在《環(huán)球時報》上。評論指出，中國政府“初步批準”了30多個川普商標。評論員對一下子批準如此之多的商標頗到意外。
The requests involved businesses such as golf clubs, hotels and restaurants.
這些商標涉及高爾夫俱樂部、酒店、餐廳等業(yè)務。
The Global Times report agreed with Li that American businesses would suffer if there was a trade war. It said "Trump's position as U.S. president would not (protect) his business(es) from a trade war with China." It said his businesses would be harmed just as any other American company would be if relations worsened.
《環(huán)球時報》也同意李克強總理的觀點，認為如果發(fā)生貿易戰(zhàn)，美國企業(yè)會遭殃。該報表示，“假如跟中國發(fā)生貿易戰(zhàn)，川普的美國總統(tǒng)職位也不能使他的企業(yè)得到豁免。”該報稱，如果中美關系惡化，川普的企業(yè)也會跟美國其它企業(yè)一樣受到損害。
The report said Trump's political skills will be tested by how he works to keep his promise to put "America First" while keeping good relations with China.
該報道稱，對川普政治能力的考驗是他如何履行自己提出的“美國優(yōu)先”的承諾，同時又跟中國保持良好關系。
Tough talk
強硬言辭
During the 2016 election campaign and since he took office, Trump has strongly criticized China. This has worried Chinese officials. Trump has talked about many issues, including trade, China's activities in the South China Sea and China's relations with North Korea.
在2016年大選期間及上任之后，川普言辭激烈地批評了中國，這讓中國官員感到擔憂。川普談到了很多問題，包括貿易、中國在南海的活動以及中朝兩國關系。
But China is most worried about his threats to name it as a currency manipulator and to require large taxes on Chinese exports to the United States. He has not taken those actions yet. But in April, the U.S. Treasury Department will release a report on currency actions.
但是最讓中國擔心的是川普威脅要將中國列為貨幣操縱國，并威脅對中國出口到美國的商品征收高額關稅。川普尚未將這些言論付諸行動。但是美國財政部將會在4月份發(fā)布貨幣報告。
This all worries Chinese officials even though the two nations are opening contacts with one another. There were reports this week that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jin-Ping could meet in early April. On Saturday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Beijing.
這一切都讓中國官員感到擔心，盡管兩國正開始互相接觸。美國國務卿蒂勒森將于周六首次訪問北京。
Fairer trade
更公平的貿易
This week, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton told CNBC television that Tillerson would talk about fair trade.
本周，代理助理國務卿蘇珊·桑頓(Susan Thornton)對CNBC電視臺表示，蒂勒森將會談到公平貿易。
"While we have a very important economic relationship with China, it hasn't been a level playing field vis-à-vis U.S. companies and U.S. interests," Thornton said. "We are going to be insisting that there be fair trade measures that be put in place and that be observed and implemented."
桑頓說，“我們雖然跟中國有非常重要的經濟關系，但是中國對于美國公司和美國利益一直不具備公平的競爭環(huán)境。我們會強調要制定公平的貿易措施，并遵守和落實。”
Last year, the U.S. trade deficit with China was $347 billion. That was only a little less than the trade deficit in 2015.
去年，美國對華貿易赤字為3470億美元，這只比2015年的貿易逆差略低。
Li told reporters that China would continue to open up its economy. He said American companies and others were already benefiting.
李克強總理對記者表示，中國將繼續(xù)實行經濟開放。他說，美國等國的企業(yè)已經從中受益。
"We may have different statistical methods, but I believe whatever differences we may have, we can always sit down and talk to each other, and work together to reach consensus," Li said. He said trade and investment between the two countries created more than one million jobs in the United States last year.
李克強總理表示，“可能我們采用的統(tǒng)計方法不同，但我相信，不管我們會有什么分歧，我們都可以坐下來談，協作謀求達成共識。”他說，中美兩國間的貿易和投資去年在美國創(chuàng)造了100多萬個工作崗位。
I'm Caty Weaver.
凱蒂·韋弗報道。
The warning comes as the world’s two biggest economies take steps to improve relations under the presidency of Donald Trump.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spoke to news reporters earlier this week in Beijing. He talked about reasons for the two countries to have good relations. He said he was optimistic about ties, but warned that a trade war would hurt American businesses.
“We do not want to see any trade war breaking out between the two countries,” Li said.
“That would not make our trade fairer and would harm both sides. Our hope on the Chinese side is that no matter what bumps the China-U.S. relationship hits, we hope it will continue to move forward in a positive direction.”
Getting personal
Recently, Chinese state media have been publishing many stories in support of Li’s position on trade. Some have noted that Trump’s businesses would grow as a result of better economic relations with China.
One opinion piece noted the many business interests The Trump Organization has in China. The comments were published in the Communist Party-supported Global Times newspaper. The comments noted the Chinese government’s “preliminary approval” of more than 30 Trump trademarks. Observers were surprised at the approval of so many trademark requests at one time.
The requests involved businesses such as golf clubs, hotels and restaurants.
The Global Times report agreed with Li that American businesses would suffer if there was a trade war. It said “Trump’s position as U.S. president would not (protect) his business(es) from a trade war with China.” It said his businesses would be harmed just as any other American company would be if relations worsened.
The report said Trump’s political skills will be tested by how he works to keep his promise to put “America First” while keeping good relations with China.
Tough talk
During the 2016 election campaign and since he took office, Trump has strongly criticized China. This has worried Chinese officials. Trump has talked about many issues, including trade, China’s activities in the South China Sea and China’s relations with North Korea.
But China is most worried about his threats to name it as a currency manipulator and to require large taxes on Chinese exports to the United States. He has not taken those actions yet. But in April, the U.S. Treasury Department will release a report on currency actions.
This all worries Chinese officials even though the two nations are opening contacts with one another. There were reports this week that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jin-Ping could meet in early April. On Saturday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Beijing.
Fairer trade
This week, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton told CNBC television that Tillerson would talk about fair trade.
“While we have a very important economic relationship with China, it hasn’t been a level playing field vis-à-vis U.S. companies and U.S. interests,” Thornton said. “We are going to be insisting that there be fair trade measures that be put in place and that be observed and implemented.”
Last year, the U.S. trade deficit with China was $347 billion. That was only a little less than the trade deficit in 2015.
Li told reporters that China would continue to open up its economy. He said American companies and others were already benefiting.
“We may have different statistical methods, but I believe whatever differences we may have, we can always sit down and talk to each other, and work together to reach consensus,” Li said. He said trade and investment between the two countries created more than one million jobs in the United States last year.
I’m Caty Weaver.
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Words in This Story
optimistic – adj. having or showing hope for the future; expecting good things to happen
bump – n. something that slows the progress of a plan or relationship (often used figuratively in American English)
trademark – n. something (such as a word) that identifies a particular company's product and cannot be used by another company without permission
currency manipulator – n. a country that takes part in currency intervention or foreign exchange market intervention by putting in place a monetary policy in which the government or the central bank buys or sells foreign currency in exchange for their own domestic currency, usually to influence the exchange rate
level playing field – n. a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone
vis-à-vis – preposition in relation to; with regard to
insist – v. to demand that something happen or that someone do something
implement – v. to begin to do or use (something, such as a plan); to make (something) active or effective
statistical – adj. relating to numbers that represent a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)
consensus – n. a general agreement about something; an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group
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