
Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
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Canada described its counter-tariffs on the US as "proportionate" and "strategic".
加拿大称其对美的反关税为"相称"且具有战略意义"。
Canada has announced counter-tariffs as high as 50% on a range of US goods in retaliation to the latest wave of levies on Canadian imports imposed by President Donald Trump last weekend.
加拿大宣布对一系列美国商品实施高达50%的反关税,以报复总统唐纳德·特朗普上周末对加拿大进口商品征收的最新一波税费。
The Canadian tariffs will apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, ranging from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and cotton T-shirts, officials announced on Tuesday.
官员周二宣布,加拿大关税将适用于价值近280亿加元(200亿美元;150亿英镑)的美国产品,涵盖钢铁、家具、新鲜金枪鱼和棉质T恤。
The list of targeted products is designed to match Canadian goods hit by the US. The Canadian levies are set to come into effect on 8 September.
目标产品清单旨在匹配美国受损的加拿大商品。 加拿大的征费将于9月8日生效。
It is the latest escalation after US-Canada trade talks collapsed late last week, with each side accusing the other of making last-minute demands that were unreasonable.
这是美加贸易谈判上周末破裂后的最新升级,双方互相指责对方在最后时刻提出了不合理的要求。
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that Canada's retaliation is in response to 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on a range of Canadian goods after trade talks fell apart on Friday.
财政部长弗朗索瓦-菲利普·香槟表示,加拿大的报复是对特朗普政府在周五贸易谈判破裂后对一系列加拿大商品征收50%关税的回应。
"Those tariffs will have real consequences for Canadian workers, businesses and communities across our nation," he said. "Canada must respond."
"这些关税将对加拿大的工人、企业和全国社区产生真实影响,"他说。 "加拿大必须作出回应。"
Champagne characterised Canada's retaliation as "proportionate" and "strategic".
香槟将加拿大的报复描述为"相称"且"战略性"。
He added that Canada will also offer businesses and workers impacted by US tariffs an additional C$7.5bn for support programmes designed to minimise job losses and keep companies afloat.
他补充说,加拿大还将向受美国关税影响的企业和工人额外提供75亿加元,用于旨在减少失业和维持企业运营的支持项目。
Placing taxes on trade between what are historically two of the world's closest trading partners will undoubtedly lead to pain on both sides of the border.
对历史上世界上最亲密的两个贸易伙伴之间的贸易征税,无疑会导致边境两侧的痛苦。
Supply chains which have been developed over decades are set to see increased trading costs due the latest tariff announcements made from both the US and Canada, ultimately hitting businesses of all sizes and consumers through potentially higher prices.
几十年来发展起来的供应链,由于美加最新关税公告,贸易成本将随之上升,最终影响各类企业和消费者,价格可能上涨。
Polls suggest the majority of Canadians support their government in holding firm against the US.
民调显示,大多数加拿大人支持政府坚定对抗美国。
But some questions remain on exactly why trade talks fell apart, with the Conservative opposition asking that the full text of the draft deal with the US be released.
但关于贸易谈判为何破裂仍有一些疑问,保守党反对派要求公布与美国的协议草案全文。
Businesses have also expressed concerns about the impact of a prolonged trade war with Canada's largest trading partner.
企业也表达了对与加拿大最大贸易伙伴长期贸易战影响的担忧。
Watch: "Absolutely ridiculous": Canadians react to new tariff tensions with the US The White House released a statement after Canada announced its counter-tariffs, saying that the US was prepared to offer Canada "the most preferential market access of any country on Earth" in recent trade talks.
观看:"绝对荒谬":加拿大人对与美国新关税紧张局势的反应 加拿大宣布反关税后,白宫发表声明称,美国准备在近期贸易谈判中给予加拿大"全球最优惠的市场准入"。
"Instead of partnership, Canada chose unreasonable demands, walk-backs, and flat-out rejection," it said.
"而不是伙伴关系,加拿大选择了不合理的要求,退步和彻底拒绝,"它说。
In a series of Tuesday posts on Truth Social, Trump also accused Canada of "ripping off" the US for decades and of charging American farmers steep tariffs.
在周二的一系列关于真相社会的帖子中,特朗普还指责加拿大"掠夺"美国几十年,并向美国农民收取高额关税。
"I deal with many countries, and Canada is easily the most difficult and unreasonable," Trump wrote.
特朗普写道:"我与许多国家打交道,加拿大很容易是最困难和最不合理的。"
"They feel entitled, but they are not a State, and will be entitled no longer!" He suggested that he will change the name of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes on the US-Canada border, to Lake America, writing: "We don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer."
"他们觉得有权利,但他们不是一个国家,将不再有权利!" 他建议将美加边境五大湖之一安大略湖的名称改为美国湖,并写道:"我们不再期望与安大略省开展太多业务。"
Trump threatened this week to hike US tariffs on Canadian automobiles to 50% as of 1 January.
特朗普本周威胁说,从1月1日起,美国将加拿大汽车关税提高到50%。
Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by accusing Trump of wanting to "destroy" Canadian industries including the automobile manufacturing and steel and aluminum sectors.
总理马克*卡尼(Mark Carney)的回应是指责特朗普想要"摧毁"包括汽车制造和钢铁和铝业在内的加拿大工业。
Public rhetoric on both sides reached a fever pitch on Monday, but some officials struck a more diplomatic tone on Tuesday with hopes that talks could be resumed.
双方的公开言论在周一达到了狂热的程度,但一些官员在周二表现出更多的外交语气,希望谈判能够恢复。
After calling Trump a "loser" on Monday at a news conference, Ontario Premier Doug Ford acknowledged in an interview with CNN that "things got a little heated".
安大略省省长道格·福特在周一的新闻发布会上称特朗普为"失败者"后,在接受CNN采访时承认"事情有点激烈"。
"But I want to make a deal — a good deal for the American people, a good deal for Canadians," Ford said.
"但我想达成一项协议——对美国人民和加拿大人来说都是好交易,"福特说。
The escalation also puts into question the future of a North American free trade pact between Canada, the US and Mexico called the USMCA.
升级也使加拿大,美国和墨西哥之间的北美自由贸易协定的未来受到质疑,称为USMCA。
President Claudia Sheinbaum had despatched her economy secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, to Washington for emergency talks after trade negotiations collapsed with Canada.
在与加拿大的贸易谈判破裂后,总统克劳迪娅*谢因鲍姆(Claudia Sheinbaum)将她的经济部长马塞洛*埃布拉德(Marcelo Ebrard)派往华盛顿进行紧急会谈。
How Canada could hit back to hurt the US economy - and Trump 'Half my business will be gone' - firms in Canada and US fear trade war Canada released on Tuesday a list of nearly 900 US products that will be hit by its counter-tariffs.
加拿大如何反击伤害美国经济-和特朗普 "我的一半业务将消失"-加拿大和美国的公司担心贸易战 加拿大周二公布了近900种美国产品的清单,这些产品将受到其反关税的打击。
A 50% tariff on steel and aluminum products that were previously only subject to a 25% counter tariff A 50% tariff on various other goods including natural honey, furniture, clothing and apparel, makeup and perfume A 25% tariff on goods including appliances, like dishwashers and washing machines, dairy products, such as cheese, fish and seafood, and certain steel and aluminum derivative products A 15% tariff on certain types of tools and machinery, including forklifts and air conditioning machines Canadian officials said they chose products that consumers and businesses in Canada could source elsewhere in an attempt to minimise hurt at home.
对以前只征收25%反关税的钢铁和铝产品征收50%的关税 对各种其他商品征收50%的关税,包括天然蜂蜜,家具,服装和服装,化妆品和香水 对包括洗碗机和洗衣机等家电、乳品(如奶酪、鱼和海鲜)以及某些钢铁和铝衍生产品在内的商品征收25%的关税 A对某些类型的工具和机械(包括叉车和空调机)征收15%的关税 加拿大官员表示,他们选择了加拿大消费者和企业可以在其他地方采购的产品,以尽量减少家中的伤害。
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