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the United States
měi guó
美国
on
duì
对
60 (countries)
liùshí gè
60个
trading partners
mào yì huǒ bàn
贸易伙伴
imposed
zhēng shōu
征收
up to 12.5 percent
zuì gāo 12.5%
最高12.5%
tariffs
guān shuì
关税
，
citing
yǐ
以
forced labor
qiǎng pò láo dòng
强迫劳动
concerns
wèn tí
问题
as grounds
wéi yóu
为由
。

the United States
měi guó
美国
July 25th
qī yuè èrshíwǔ rì
7月25日
on
duì
对
60 (countries)
liùshí gè
60个
trading partners
mào yì huǒ bàn
贸易伙伴
imposed
zhēng shōu
征收
up to 12.5 percent
zuì gāo 12.5%
最高12.5%
new tariffs
xīn guān shuì
新关税
，
replacing
qǔ dài
取代
temporary
lín shí
临时
global tariff
quán qiú guān shuì
全球关税
，
citing
yǐ
以
relevant countries
xiāng guān guó jiā
相关国家
failing to
wèi néng
未能
prevent
zǔ zhǐ
阻止
forced labor
qiǎng pò láo dòng
强迫劳动
products
chǎn pǐn
产品
entering
jìn rù
进入
the US market
měi guó shì chǎng
美国市场
as grounds
wéi yóu
为由
。

July 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM

the US government
měi guó zhèng fǔ
美国政府
July 25th
qī yuè èrshíwǔ rì
7月25日
announced
xuān bù
宣布
，
on
duì
对
60 (countries)
liùshí gè
60个
trading partners
mào yì huǒ bàn
贸易伙伴
possessive particle
de
的
imported goods
jìn kǒu shāng pǐn
进口商品
impose
zhēng shōu
征收
10 to 12.5 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí zhì bǎi fēn zhī shí ér wǔ
10%至12.5%
attributive particle
de
的
new tariffs
xīn guān shuì
新关税
，
replacing
qǔ dài
取代
previously
cǐ qián
此前
in force
shí shī de
实施的
temporary global tariff
lín shí quán qiú guān shuì
临时全球关税
。
the US side
měi fāng
美方
(disposal marker)
jiāng
将
these
cǐ cì
此次
tariffs
zhēng shuì
征税
characterized as
dìng xìng wéi
定性为
against
duì
对
failing to
wèi néng
未能
prevent
zǔ zhǐ
阻止
forced labor
qiǎng pò láo dòng
强迫劳动
products
chǎn pǐn
产品
entering
jìn rù
进入
the US market
měi guó shì chǎng
美国市场
attributive particle
de
的
economies
jīng jì tǐ
经济体
attributive particle
de
的
sanctions measure
zhì cái cuò shī
制裁措施
。
this
cǐ cì
此次
tariff adjustment
guān shuì tiáo zhěng
关税调整
is
shì
是
the Trump administration
tè lǎng pǔ zhèng fǔ
特朗普政府
trade policy
mào yì zhèng cè
贸易政策
possessive particle
de
的
latest
zuì xīn
最新
move / action
dòng zuò
动作
，
aimed at
zhǐ zài
旨在
reshape
chóng sù
重塑
global
quán qiú
全球
supply chain
gōng yìng liàn
供应链
landscape
gé jú
格局
。
analysts
fēn xī rén shì
分析人士
noted
zhǐ chū
指出
，
affected
shòu yǐng xiǎng
受影响
countries
guó jiā
国家
encompass
hán gài
涵盖
Asia
yà zhōu
亚洲
、
Latin America
lā dīng měi zhōu
拉丁美洲
and
jí
及
Europe
ōu zhōu
欧洲
and other regions
děng dì qū
等地区
possessive particle
de
的
multiple
duō gè
多个
major
zhǔ yào
主要
economies
jīng jì tǐ
经济体
。
the United States
měi guó
美国
this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
is expected to
yù jì
预计
will
jiāng
将
on
duì
对
global
quán qiú
全球
trading system
mào yì tǐ xì
贸易体系
cause
zào chéng
造成
significant
zhòng dà
重大
impact
chōng jī
冲击
，
trigger
yǐn fā
引发
affected countries
xiāng guān guó jiā
相关国家
possessive particle
de
的
countermeasures
fǎn zhì
反制
or
huò
或
negotiation
tán pàn
谈判
pressure
yā lì
压力
。
meanwhile / at the same time
yǔ cǐ tóng shí
与此同时
，
the US government
měi guó zhèng fǔ
美国政府
also
hái
还
announced
xuān bù
宣布
resuming
huī fù
恢复
from
cóng
从
Mexico
mò xī gē
墨西哥
importing
jìn kǒu
进口
live cattle
huó niú
活牛
，
in order to
yǐ
以
ease
huǎn jiě
缓解
domestic
guó nèi
国内
beef
niú ròu
牛肉
prices
jià gé
价格
persistently
chí xù
持续
rising
zǒu gāo
走高
attributive particle
de
的
pressure
yā lì
压力
。

News in English

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US Imposes Tariffs of Up to 12.5 Percent on 60 Trading Partners Over Forced Labor Concerns

The United States imposed new tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 trading partners on July 25, replacing a temporary global tariff and citing those countries failure to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering US markets.

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