Donald Trump has revived his threat to hit major trading partners with steep “reciprocal” tariffs even as he granted a three-week reprieve for countries to negotiate trade deals with the US.
唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)重提了其对主要贸易伙伴施加高额“对等”关税的威胁，虽然他为各国设置了3周的暂缓期，以便与美国谈判贸易协定。
The president on Monday sent letters to Japan and South Korea, both among the US’s biggest trading counterparts, saying the country would impose 25 per cent levies beginning on August 1. South Africa would be hit with 30 per cent tariffs, Trump said, while also announcing big levies on 11 other countries.
周一，美国总统向日本和韩国（两国都位列美国最大贸易伙伴）写信称，美国将从8月1日开始征收25%的关税。特朗普表示，南非将被征收30%的关税，同时他还宣布对另外11个国家征收高额关税。
The tariffs were roughly on a par with those Trump unveiled during his “liberation day” announcement on April 2, which had prompted severe ructions across global financial markets.
这些关税与特朗普在4月2日“解放日”宣布的水平基本一致，当时的宣布在全球金融市场造成了严重的骚动。