当地时间10月4日,美国贸易代表戴琪(KatherineTai)在美国智库战略与国际研究中心(Center for Strategic and InternationalStudies,CSIS)就美国对华经贸关系发表题为《美中贸易关系新路径》(New Approach to the U.S.-China Trade Relationship)的演讲;在这个中国国庆小长假期间,对于全球经济贸易体系、国际经济关系而言,这当数最重要的政策宣示演讲。
戴琪宣称要与中国扯皮,但是会取消一部分对华额外加征的关税,也就是“启动关税排除程序”(we will start a targeted tariff exclusion process)。在随后问答环节被问及对美中经济“脱钩”的看法时,戴琪说,全球两大经济体停止贸易并不现实,美方可能要思考的问题是,“我们寻求某种‘再挂钩’的目标是什么”。
(And we will also directly engage with China on itsindustrial policies. Our objective is not to inflame trade tensions with China.
Durable coexistence requiresaccountability and respect for the enormous consequences of our actions. I am committed to working through the manychallenges ahead in this bilateral process in order to deliver meaningfulresults.)