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US trade frictions with China escalate again
měiguó duì huá màoyì móca zài dù shēngjí
美国对华贸易摩擦再度升级
。

Biden administration announced major new tariffs on Chinese goods in May 2024

báidēng zhèngfǔ zài èr líng èr sì nián wǔ yuè xuānbù duì zhōngguó shāngpǐn shíshī zhòngdà xīn guānshui

拜登政府在二零二四年五月宣布对中国商品实施重大新关税

。

May 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM

the US government announced new round of tariffs on Chinese goods in May 2024

měiguó zhèngfǔ zài èr líng èr sì nián wǔ yuè xuānbù le zhēnduì zhōngguó shāngpǐn de xīn yī lún guānshui cuòshī

美国政府在二零二四年五月宣布了针对中国商品的新一轮关税措施

。

this continued and expanded upon Trump era tariff policies

zhè shì duì tèláng pǔ shíqī guānshui zhèngcè de yánxù hé kuòzhǎn

这是对特朗普时期关税政策的延续和扩展

。

new tariffs include 100 percent on electric vehicles

xīn guānshui bāokuò duì diàndòng qìchē zhēngshōu bǎi fēn zhī bǎi de guānshui

新关税包括对电动汽车征收百分之百的关税

。

solar cells were hit with 50 percent tariffs

tàiyáng néng diànchíbǎn de guānshui bèi shèdìng zài bǎi fēn zhī wǔ shí

太阳能电池板的关税被设定在百分之五十

。

steel and aluminum products faced 25 percent tariffs

gāngtiě hé lǚ zhìpǐn de guānshui yě shàntiáo zhì bǎi fēn zhī èr shí wǔ

钢铁和铝制品的关税也上调至百分之二十五

。

lithium batteries and other strategic goods were added to high tariff lists

lǐ diànchí děng guānjiàn zhànlüè xìng shāngpǐn yě bèi lièrù gāo guānshui míngdān

锂电池等关键战略性商品也被列入高关税名单

。

China promptly retaliated

zhōngguó suíjí cǎiqǔ baofù cuòshī

中国随即采取报复措施

。

these events intensified economic decoupling between the two largest global economies

zhè yī xìliè shìjiàn jiājù le liǎng ge quánqiú zuì dà jīngjìtǐ zhījiān de jīngjì fēnhuà

这一系列事件加剧了两个全球最大经济体之间的经济分化

。

given the escalating trade friction

jiànyú màoyì móca de búduàn shēngjí

鉴于贸易摩擦的不断升级

，

global supply chains face restructuring pressure

quánqiú gōngyìng liàn miànlín chóngzǔ yālì

全球供应链面临重组压力

。

New Words

guanshui

关税

tariff

Zhongguo

中国

China

shangpin

商品

goods

diandong qiche

电动汽车

electric vehicles

taiyang neng

太阳能

solar

gangtiě

钢铁

steel

li dianchiba

锂电池

lithium batteries

baofu

报复

retaliate

gongyingliàn

供应链

supply chain

fenhua

分化

decoupling

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US Escalates China Tariffs in 2024

Biden administration announced major new tariffs on Chinese goods in May 2024, including 100 percent on EVs and 50 percent on solar cells.

The US government announced new tariffs on Chinese goods in May 2024.

This action continued and expanded upon Trump-era tariff policies. The new tariffs included 100 percent on electric vehicles and 50 percent on solar cells. Steel and aluminum products faced 25 percent tariffs. Strategic items including lithium batteries were added to high tariff lists.

China promptly retaliated with retaliatory measures. These events intensified economic decoupling between the world's two largest economies. Given escalating trade friction, global supply chains face significant restructuring pressure.

US trade frictions with China escalate again
měiguó duì huá màoyì móca zài dù shēngjí
美国对华贸易摩擦再度升级
。

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OPEC
Ōu pèi kè
欧佩克
to announce
xuān bù
宣布
November
shí yī yuè
十一月
oil / petroleum
shí yóu
石油
output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。

US trade frictions with China escalate againměiguó duì huá màoyì móca zài dù shēngjí美国对华贸易摩擦再度升级。

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US Escalates China Tariffs in 2024

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OPECŌu pèi kè欧佩克to announcexuān bù宣布Novembershí yī yuè十一月oil / petroleumshí yóu石油output / productionchǎn liàng产量to maintain / to keepbǎo chí保持unchangedbù biàn不变。

US trade frictions with China escalate again
měiguó duì huá màoyì móca zài dù shēngjí
美国对华贸易摩擦再度升级
。

OPEC
Ōu pèi kè
欧佩克
to announce
xuān bù
宣布
November
shí yī yuè
十一月
oil / petroleum
shí yóu
石油
output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。