CNN News: 中國加收關(guān)稅 美股市波動

That starts today with tensions over trade between the U.S. and China.

今天從中美兩國緊張的貿(mào)易關(guān)系開始。

The Asian country announced yesterday that it was putting tariffs or taxes on about $3 billion worth of imports from the U.S. The tariffs are on 128 American-made products, ranging from pork and fruit to steel pipes. This will make it more expensive for America businesses to sell those products in China. And China says this was done as a response to the tariffs that the U.S. recently put on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum.

中國昨日宣布，將對從美國進口的約30億美元的進口商品征收關(guān)稅或稅收。這些產(chǎn)品包括豬肉、水果、鋼管等128種美國制造的產(chǎn)品。這將使美國企業(yè)在中國銷售這些產(chǎn)品變得更加昂貴。中國表示，這是對美國最近對中國鋼鐵和鋁進口征收關(guān)稅的回應(yīng)。

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump says more tariffs, new ones worth as much a $50 billion are being planned by the U.S. on additional goods from China.

同時，美國總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)表示，美國正計劃對來自中國的額外商品征收更多的關(guān)稅，價值高達500億美元的新關(guān)稅。

So, one big question is, will all this cause a trade war, when countries take turns putting tariffs on each other’s goods, causing prices to rise?

所以，一個重要的問題是，當(dāng)各國輪流對彼此的商品征收關(guān)稅，導(dǎo)致價格上漲時，這一切會導(dǎo)致貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)嗎?

We don’t know yet. The U.S. and China ship hundreds of billions of dollars of goods back and forth every year. So, the tariffs we’ve seen so far are a tiny part of that. And America’s treasury secretary says the U.S. and China are talking behind the scenes about how to prevent a possible trade war.

我們還不知道。美國和中國每年運送數(shù)千億美元的貨物。到目前為止，我們看到的關(guān)稅只是其中的一小部分。美國財政部長說，美國和中國正在討論如何防止可能發(fā)生的貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)。

But a number of experts are concerned this could turn into one and so are some stock investors. The Chinese tariffs were a major factor in a drop of the U.S. stock market yesterday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 459 points. But just like it’s hard to tell if a trade war is on the horizon, it’s also hard to tell what kind of effects one could have decades down the road.

但是，許多專家擔(dān)心這可能引發(fā)股市投資者的擔(dān)憂。中國關(guān)稅是昨日美國股市暴跌以及道瓊斯工業(yè)平均指數(shù)下跌459點的主要原因。但是，就像很難判斷一場貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)是否即將爆發(fā)一樣，也很難判斷一個人在未來幾十年里會產(chǎn)生什么樣的影響。

 

That starts today with tensions over trade between the U.S. and China.

The Asian country announced yesterday that it was putting tariffs or taxes on about $3 billion worth of imports from the U.S. The tariffs are on 128 American-made products, ranging from pork and fruit to steel pipes. This will make it more expensive for America businesses to sell those products in China. And China says this was done as a response to the tariffs that the U.S. recently put on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump says more tariffs, new ones worth as much a $50 billion are being planned by the U.S. on additional goods from China.

So, one big question is, will all this cause a trade war, when countries take turns putting tariffs on each other’s goods, causing prices to rise?

We don’t know yet. The U.S. and China ship hundreds of billions of dollars of goods back and forth every year. So, the tariffs we’ve seen so far are a tiny part of that. And America’s treasury secretary says the U.S. and China are talking behind the scenes about how to prevent a possible trade war.

But a number of experts are concerned this could turn into one and so are some stock investors. The Chinese tariffs were a major factor in a drop of the U.S. stock market yesterday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 459 points. But just like it’s hard to tell if a trade war is on the horizon, it’s also hard to tell what kind of effects one could have decades down the road.