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Trump Appoints Hard-Liner for Trade Talks
特朗普任命強(qiáng)硬派代表主持與中方的談判
President Trump cast his trade accord with President Xi Jinping of China as a huge victory for American farmers, automakers and other key political constituencies —
華盛頓電——特朗普總統(tǒng)稱，他與中國國家主席習(xí)近平簽署的貿(mào)易協(xié)定是美國農(nóng)民、汽車制造商和其他關(guān)鍵政治群體的巨大勝利——
statements that helped send volatile financial markets higher on Monday and seemed intended to calm worries about the economic toll of a protracted trade war.
這一聲明推動了原本動蕩的金融市場走高，似乎是有意安撫人們對一場曠日持久的貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)會造成的經(jīng)濟(jì)損失產(chǎn)生的擔(dān)憂。
Yet 42 hours after the deal was struck, several big areas of contention remained unresolved
然而，協(xié)議達(dá)成42小時(shí)后，幾大充滿爭議的問題還是沒有得到解決，
and Mr. Trump appointed a veteran trade negotiator with deep skepticism toward China to lead the talks for the United States.
特朗普卻任命了一名對中國持嚴(yán)重懷疑態(tài)度的資深貿(mào)易談判代表代表美國主持與中方的談判。
Mr. Trump’s choice of Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, to lead the negotiations is significant,
特朗普選擇羅伯特·萊特希澤，美國貿(mào)易代表，來領(lǐng)導(dǎo)這次談判有著重大的意義，
given that the official statements from Saturday’s meeting included only vague commitments
因?yàn)橹芰鶗h的官方聲明中只有模棱兩可的承諾，
and that deep divisions remain, particularly over China’s treatment of American companies and push to obtain trade secrets and intellectual property.
也因?yàn)樯羁痰姆制纾绕涫侵袊鴮Υ绹镜姆绞揭约爸袊鴮Λ@取商業(yè)秘密和知識產(chǎn)權(quán)的推動方面的分歧，依然存在。
The administration has been intensely conflicted about how to approach China,
在如何與中國打交道的問題上，特朗普政府一直存在激烈的內(nèi)部矛盾：
with hard-liners like Mr. Lighthizer advising Mr. Trump to use punishing tariffs to force Beijing to change,
萊特希澤等強(qiáng)硬派建議特朗普用懲罰性關(guān)稅迫使北京做出改變；
and more moderate advisers, like Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, encouraging the president to avoid a trade war.
更為溫和的顧問，比如財(cái)政部長史蒂芬·姆欽，則鼓勵(lì)總統(tǒng)避免引發(fā)貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)。
Mr. Lighthizer, who recently brokered the new North American trade deal, is a longtime critic of China’s trade practices
最近促成了新的北美貿(mào)易協(xié)定的萊特希澤對中國的貿(mào)易行為一直持批判態(tài)度，
and has repeatedly cautioned Mr. Trump not to accept vague promises that fail to materialize.
他還多次警告特朗普不要接受不能兌現(xiàn)的含糊承諾。
He will be taking the reins from Mr. Mnuchin, who led previous rounds of negotiations with the Chinese but could not close a deal that satisfied the president.
此次，他將從姆欽手中接過大權(quán)。后者領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了與中方的前幾輪談判，但每次都未能達(dá)成令總統(tǒng)滿意的協(xié)議。
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