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American trade deals typically stretch to thousands of pages.
美國的貿(mào)易協(xié)定通常長達數(shù)千頁。
The new "phase one" trade deal between America and China takes up only 86.
美國和中國新的“第一階段”貿(mào)易協(xié)議僅占86頁。
Wang Shouwen, the Chinese deputy representative of international trade negotiations,
中國國際貿(mào)易談判副代表王受文
described a text with nine chapters, including ones on intellectual property, technology transfer, financial services and dispute settlement.
介紹了一份包括知識產(chǎn)權(quán)、技術(shù)轉(zhuǎn)讓、金融服務(wù)以及爭端解決等9個章節(jié)在內(nèi)的一份文本。
Robert Lighthizer, the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
12月13日，美國貿(mào)易代表辦公室（USTR）代表羅伯特·萊特希澤
gave journalists a glimpse of it on December 13th, hours after it had been agreed. It is due to be signed by both sides in the new year.
在協(xié)議達成數(shù)小時后向記者們展示了該協(xié)議。雙方本將在新年簽署該協(xié)議。
Mr Lighthizer said that American tariffs on around $120bn of Chinese imports would be reduced from 15% to 7.5%.
萊特希澤表示美國對價值約1200億美元的中國進口商品的關(guān)稅將從15%降至7.5%。
Fresh tariffs due on December 15th were cancelled.
12月15日，新關(guān)稅被取消。
In return, he said, China would ramp up imports of American agricultural products, manufactured goods,
他表示，作為回報，中國將在兩年內(nèi)增加2000億美元
energy products and services by $200bn over two years. Negotiators had set targets for various categories of commodities,
對美國農(nóng)產(chǎn)品、制成品、能源產(chǎn)品和服務(wù)的進口。談判代表們?yōu)楦鞣N商品設(shè)定了目標，
so that agricultural purchases would rise from a baseline of $24bn in 2017 to at least $40bn in 2020 and 2021.
使農(nóng)業(yè)采購從2017年的40億美元基線水平，上升到2020年和2021年的至少400億美元。
The exact figures would be secret to avoid influencing markets.
為了避免影響市場，具體數(shù)字將保密。
These arrangements are sure to attract criticism.
這些安排肯定會招致批評。
It is hard to see how China will meet its targets while sticking to the World Trade Organisation's principle of non-discrimination.
在堅持世界貿(mào)易組織的非歧視原則的同時，很難想象中國將如何實現(xiàn)其目標。
Joe Glauber of the International Food Policy Research Institute, formerly chief economist of America's Department of Agriculture,
國際糧食政策研究所的喬·格勞伯（美國農(nóng)業(yè)部前首席經(jīng)濟學(xué)家）
warns that other countries, in particular Australia, Brazil and Canada, may have objections.
警告稱其他國家，尤其是澳大利亞、巴西和加拿大可能會反對。
He also questions the secrecy regarding the targets, asking "how else would producers get signals on what to plant?"
他還質(zhì)疑了關(guān)于目標的保密性，他問道：“不然的話，生產(chǎn)商怎么才能得到關(guān)于種植什么的信號呢?”
China, for its part, does not like the idea of becoming so reliant on America for imports of commodities such as soyabeans.
就中國而言，中國不喜歡在大豆等大宗商品進口方面變得如此依賴美國。
It had long insisted that it was unrealistic for President Donald Trump to demand that it double its purchases of agricultural products from America.
長期以來，其一直堅稱，唐納德·特朗普總統(tǒng)要求其將從美國購買的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品增加一倍是不現(xiàn)實的。
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