美國商界組織警告對華關稅將適得其反

US businesses responded with alarm to President Donald Trump’s announcement of wide-ranging tariffs on imports from China, warning that they would raise costs for American consumers and risked provoking a damaging trade war.

美國總統唐納德.特朗普(Donald Trump)宣佈對中國進口產品廣泛徵收關稅後，美國企業紛紛表示震驚，他們警告，關稅將提高美國消費者成本，並有引發破壞性的貿易戰的風險。

Business groups from a range of industries expressed a common view: they shared Mr Trump’s concerns about intellectual property violations and unfair trading practices by China but thought his decision to use tariffs to address the problem would be counter-productive.

來自不同行業的商界組織表達了共同的看法：他們認同特朗普對中國侵犯知識產權和不公平交易行爲的擔憂，但認爲使用關稅解決問題的決定可能適得其反。

One of the strongest responses to the plans came from the National Retail Federation, which said the tariffs would “punish ordinary Americans for China’s violations”.

美國零售聯合會(National Retail Federation)是對關稅計劃作出最強烈迴應的機構之一。該機構指出，徵收關稅將“讓普通美國人因中國的違規行爲而受到懲罰”。