據(jù)路透社上周一報道，美國商界大型游說組織美國商會以往一直是共和黨堅定的盟友，如今卻要發(fā)起運動反對總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普最近出臺的貿(mào)易關稅政策。根據(jù)對國內各州的分析，美國商會認為新關稅有引爆全球貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)的風險，將傷害本國國民。

美國商會會長湯姆·唐納休在一份致路透社的聲明中表示：“（特朗普）政府政策對之前得來不易的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展造成威脅。我們應該追求自由的公平貿(mào)易，現(xiàn)在的做法卻背道而馳?！?

去年12月，美國商會的300萬會員企業(yè)曾非常支持特朗普推出的企業(yè)減稅舉措，但自從特朗普高呼對中國、加拿大、墨西哥和歐盟施加新的關稅以來，美國商會與其日漸疏遠。該組織希望通過商務部和被征關稅國家的數(shù)據(jù)向特朗普說明，貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)將傷害美國民眾，特別是在歷來支持他的州。

美國商會預計，美國出口商品將面臨幾十億美元的報復性關稅，具體來說，得克薩斯、田納西和南卡羅來納三個州分別價值39億美元、14億美元和30億美元的出口商品可能成為關稅攻擊目標。

從近來聲稱要反擊美國關稅的其他國家政府表現(xiàn)來看，該預測不無根據(jù)。為回應特朗普政府的鋼鋁關稅，加拿大宣布對價值126億美元的美國商品施加關稅，于7月1日生效。歐盟已經(jīng)針對波旁威士忌、哈雷戴維斯摩托車等32億美元的美國商品征稅。中國料將對美國大豆征25%的關稅，墨西哥將對美國豬肉加征關稅。

近幾個月來，這已不是美國商會第一次和特朗普唱反調。上月唐納休發(fā)布聲明，要求特朗普政府停止造成移民家庭在邊境線骨肉分離的“零容忍”政策。他還呼吁國會立法議員保護兒時便進入美國的移民——所謂“夢想者”（因為特朗普廢除了奧巴馬執(zhí)政時頒布的暫緩遣返兒時抵美移民的政策）。（財富中文網(wǎng)我）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, usually a staunch ally of the Republican party, is launching a campaign against President Donald Trump’s recent trade tariff policies, Reuters reported last Monday. With state-by-state analysis, the business lobbying giant argues the new tariffs risk a global trade war that will harm Americans.

“The administration is threatening to undermine the economic progress it worked so hard to achieve,” said Chamber President Tom Donohue in a statement to Reuters. “We should seek free and fair trade, but this is just not the way to do it.”

The chamber’s three million members applauded Trump’s business tax cuts in December, but the organization has distanced itself from the president since his call for new tariffs against China, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. With data from the U.S. Department of Commerce and government agencies in the countries hit by the new tariffs, the chamber hopes to show the president that his trade war will hurt Americans—particularly those in states historically loyal to Trump.

The chamber found that U.S. exports will face billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs. Specifically, Texas could see $3.9 billion worth of exports targeted, Tennessee could see $1.4 billion targeted, and South Carolina could see $3 billion targeted.

These estimates are backed by foreign government statements promising action against the tariffs. On July 1st, Canada’s measures against $12.6 billion worth of American goods went into effect in response to Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. The EU has already targeted $3.2 billion of American goods like bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. China is expected to implement a 25% tax on soybeans and Mexico is adding taxes to pork imports.

This is not the first time the chamber has clashed with Trump in recent months. Last month, Donohue issued a statement calling for the end of the administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy leading to the separation of families at the border. He also asked lawmakers to provide protection for Dreamers (those in the U.S. on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy).