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It was thought that increasing international trade would prevent international conflict.
普遍認為全球貿易的增長有助于避免全球沖突。
And so the US has been lowering tariffs.
也因此美國長期降低關稅。
According to the World Bank, the US imposes some of the lowest tariff rates in the world.
根據世界銀行也指出，美國的關稅是世界最低的其中幾個。
And US manufacturing output right now is at an all-time high.
而美國制造業的產出率是歷史新高。
So it's not that China is stealing US manufacturing jobs, it's that technology is stealing US jobs.
所以偷走美國制造業職缺的不是中國，反而是科技的進步偷走了美國的工作。
Because a lot of the jobs that used to be done by humans have become automated.
因為以前人力能完成的許多工作現在都被機器設備取代了。
Like bowling alley pinsetters or switchboard operators or checkout clerks.
像是保齡球球童，或是總機人員，或是柜臺人員。
And having a trade deficit is not in of itself a bad thing.
而貿易赤字本身并不全然是一件壞事。
The US economy runs on consumption, and boy are we good at it!
畢竟美國的經濟依賴消費而生，而我們也相當的擅長消費！
"Can he break his own record of 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes?
“他能打破他自己 10 分鐘吃下 68 根熱狗的紀錄嗎？
With seconds on the clock, Chestnut manages to do the impossible."
時間只剩幾秒鐘，栗子男再度完成不可能的任務。”
That also means China has a lot of US dollars floating around.
這也代表有許多美元正在中國移動。
And though that's not going into buying US goods, it is being used to buy US services.
盡管這些錢不是用來買美國貨的，它買的卻是美國的服務。
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US has a service surplus with China.
根據美國商業部經濟分析局指出在服務業方面，美國對中國有貿易順差。
Though in 2014, it was only $28 billion, so not nearly as much as the trade deficit.
盡管 2014 時，順差僅有280億美元，比起貿易赤字仍天差地遠。
