北約盟國(guó)敦促美國(guó)不要打壓鋼鐵進(jìn)口

European members of Nato have mounted an unusual lobbying campaign against an expected US crackdown on steel imports, arguing it will hit American allies rather than China, the intended target.

北約(Nato)歐洲成員國(guó)針對(duì)美國(guó)預(yù)計(jì)將采取的打擊鋼鐵進(jìn)口的舉動(dòng)，發(fā)起了不同尋常的游說(shuō)，辯稱(chēng)此舉將損傷美國(guó)盟友，而不是中國(guó)這個(gè)打擊目標(biāo)。

Military officials from Germany and the Netherlands have in the past two weeks taken their case to the Pentagon and James Mattis, the US defence secretary, who, Washington officials say, has been passing on their concerns.

過(guò)去兩周，德國(guó)和荷蘭的軍方官員把他們的擔(dān)憂(yōu)反映給了美國(guó)國(guó)防部及其部長(zhǎng)詹姆斯•馬蒂斯(James Mattis)。華盛頓官員稱(chēng)，馬蒂斯已經(jīng)傳達(dá)了他們的顧慮。

The US is set to base its clampdown on national security grounds. Domestic manufacturers argue that dumping by China and other countries has hurt their ability to supply the American military.

美國(guó)預(yù)計(jì)將以國(guó)家安全為由采取壓制措施。美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)鋼鐵生產(chǎn)商認(rèn)為，中國(guó)及其他國(guó)家的傾銷(xiāo)行為損害了它們對(duì)美國(guó)軍方的供應(yīng)能力。

Washington’s steel-producing Nato partners that would be hit by the move are keen to rebut the national security arguments, and warn of further strains to the transatlantic alliance. The US could try to impose punitive tariffs or a quota system on imports.

生產(chǎn)鋼鐵、可能受到此舉沖擊的北約伙伴國(guó)急于反駁國(guó)家安全的說(shuō)法，并警告稱(chēng)此舉可能會(huì)加劇跨大西洋聯(lián)盟的緊張關(guān)系。美國(guó)可能征收懲罰性關(guān)稅或?qū)︿撹F進(jìn)口采取配額制度。

Such lobbying tactics are highly unusual, since US defence officials do not normally get involved in trade disputes.

這種游說(shuō)策略極不尋常，因?yàn)槊绹?guó)國(guó)防官員通常不會(huì)涉入貿(mào)易糾紛。

Germany in particular is worried by the impact of a White House move on steel at next month’s G20 summit in Hamburg. European officials warn that a US crackdown would feed anti-American sentiment in Europe and add to existing friction over proposed new US sanctions on Russia, Washington’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord and President Donald Trump’s scepticism towards Nato.

下月20國(guó)集團(tuán)(G20)峰會(huì)將在漢堡舉行，德國(guó)格外擔(dān)心美國(guó)對(duì)鋼鐵進(jìn)口采取措施所帶來(lái)的影響。歐洲官員警告稱(chēng)，美國(guó)打擊鋼鐵進(jìn)口的舉動(dòng)將助長(zhǎng)歐洲的反美情緒，使得因美國(guó)提出針對(duì)俄羅斯的新制裁、美國(guó)退出巴黎氣候協(xié)定以及唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)對(duì)北約的懷疑態(tài)度而起的現(xiàn)有摩擦進(jìn)一步加大。

Mr Trump has repeatedly said he will follow through on campaign promises to protect the steel industry from what he sees as unfair global competition.

特朗普再三表示，他將兌現(xiàn)競(jìng)選承諾，保護(hù)鋼鐵行業(yè)免受他所認(rèn)為的不公平的國(guó)際競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

Wilbur Ross, the US commerce secretary, is expected to announce within days the findings of a hurried special investigation into the impact of steel imports on US national security.

美國(guó)商務(wù)部長(zhǎng)威爾伯•羅斯(Wilbur Ross)預(yù)計(jì)將在未來(lái)幾天宣布針對(duì)鋼鐵進(jìn)口對(duì)美國(guó)國(guó)家安全影響從快進(jìn)行的特別調(diào)查的結(jié)果。

The steel investigation has also set off another heated trade debate within the Trump administration.

鋼鐵調(diào)查還引發(fā)了特朗普政府內(nèi)部另一場(chǎng)激烈的貿(mào)易辯論。

Trade hawks are pushing for the president to impose a broad tariff on imports while business-friendly voices such Gary Cohn, the head of Mr Trump’s National Economic Council, have argued for restraint. Following the push by allies, Mr Mattis has joined those arguing for restraint.

貿(mào)易鷹派正在推動(dòng)特朗普對(duì)進(jìn)口實(shí)施全面關(guān)稅，而白宮國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)委員會(huì)主席加里•科恩(Gary Cohn)等親商派則主張克制。在盟國(guó)表態(tài)后，馬蒂斯也加入了主張克制的陣營(yíng)。

“The notion that imports from Eur­ope are [considered] a national security threat [by the US] is really worrying to us,” said a European official. “The mood is to retaliate.”

“從歐洲進(jìn)口(被美國(guó)認(rèn)為)對(duì)國(guó)家安全構(gòu)成威脅，這種說(shuō)法真的令我們擔(dān)心，”歐洲一名官員表示，“目前的情緒是報(bào)復(fù)。”