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英语新闻丨中美贸易迎来对等关税削减利好
China and the United States have released reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each for tariff cuts under the newly established Board of Trade framework, a move that is expected to further strengthen bilateral trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. 商务部周一表示，中美双方在新设立的贸易理事会框架下，发布了价值各约 300 亿美元的对等关税削减产品清单，此举有望进一步巩固双边贸易。 The board will provide a key platform and institutional guarantee for the two countries to expand their list of cooperation and shorten the list of problems in economic and trade affairs, the ministry said in a statement. 商务部在声明中称，该理事会将为两国在经贸领域扩大合作清单、缩减问题清单提供重要平台与制度保障。 Market watchers and business executives said the deal is expected to bring greater certainty to bilateral trade and global supply chains, and create more business opportunities for both sides as China and the US turn recent high-level consensus into concrete trade measures. 市场观察人士与企业高管表示，随着中美将近期达成的高层共识转化为具体贸易举措，这份协议有望为双边贸易和全球供应链带来更强确定性，为双方创造更多商业机遇。 According to a separate online statement issued by the ministry's Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, China and the US agreed during their eighth round of economic and trade talks in the US last week to extend their Kuala Lumpur agreement — that suspended the implementation of some of their respective tariff and nontariff measures — through Jan 10, 2027, while continuing discussions on longer-term solutions. The original deal is set to expire on Nov 10. 商务部美洲大洋洲司单独发布的网上声明显示，中美上周在美国举行第八轮经贸会谈期间达成共识，将暂停实施部分各自关税与非关税措施的《吉隆坡经贸磋商联合安排》有效期延长至 2027 年 1 月 10 日，同时继续探讨长期解决方案。原安排将于 11 月 10 日到期。 The ministry's statement said the reciprocal arrangement will see tariffs on around 90 percent of the goods covered to be lowered to most-favored-nation rates, adding that the two sides will implement tariff reductions simultaneously after completing their respective domestic procedures. For Chinese goods exported to the US, the items covered by the list include toys, home appliances, baby products, kitchen products and holiday gifts. For US goods entering China, the listed items range from agricultural commodities and personal care products to coal and medical devices. 商务部声明指出，根据这项对等安排，清单内约 90% 商品的关税将降至最惠国税率；双方在完成各自国内程序后，同步实施关税下调。中方输美清单商品包含玩具、家电、母婴用品、厨房用品以及节日礼品。美方输华清单商品涵盖农产品、个人护理产品、煤炭以及医疗器械。 The ministry's statement said the two sides have also agreed to set up an agricultural working group under the Board of Trade framework to discuss two-way market access and regulatory issues. The group's first meeting is to be scheduled before the end of the year. 商务部表示，双方同意在贸易理事会框架下设立农业工作组，就双向市场准入与监管议题开展磋商，工作组首次会议定于年底前召开。 The two countries have agreed to establish a bilateral investment board to hold regular discussions on potential investment opportunities and enhance policy transparency. 两国同意设立双边投资理事会，就潜在投资机会开展常态化磋商，提升政策透明度。 The ministry said the arrangements will help strengthen bilateral trade cooperation in areas including agricultural commodities, energy, manufactured goods and consumer products. 商务部称，上述安排将助力双方在农产品、能源、制成品、消费品等领域深化双边贸易合作。 China and the US will also continue their dialogue on artificial intelligence, with the next round scheduled before the end of November, and establish a communications channel for AI-related incidents, it added. 商务部补充道，中美还将继续开展人工智能领域对话，下一轮对话安排在 11 月底前举行，并建立人工智能相关事件的沟通渠道。 Experts said that tariff reductions indicate a more pragmatic approach to managing bilateral economic ties. Scott Kennedy, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a nonprofit policy research group based in Washington, DC, said the focus is increasingly on practical outcomes, rather than sweeping agreements, with tariff reductions and other targeted measures offering ways to keep bilateral economic ties manageable. 专家表示，关税下调体现出双方在处理双边经贸关系上采取更加务实的方式。总部位于华盛顿的非营利政策研究机构战略与国际问题研究中心高级顾问甘思德（Scott Kennedy）称，双方愈发看重实际成果，而非笼统的大协议，关税下调以及其他定向举措，能够让双边经贸关系保持可控。 Sean Stein, president of the US-China Business Council, said bilateral trade delivers tangible mutual benefits to citizens in both countries, while a growing number of US companies are actively seeking the right Chinese partners. 美中贸易全国委员会会长谭森（Sean Stein）表示，双边贸易给两国民众带来实实在在的互惠红利，越来越多美国企业正在积极寻找合适的中国合作伙伴。 For businesses, the significance of more stable China-US trade ties extends beyond tariff cuts. 对企业而言，更加稳定的中美贸易关系，其意义不只是关税下调。 Achim Loeffler, global business leader at Gore-Tex, said that China is the US performance materials manufacturer's fastest-growing market, driven by rising demand for high-performance products across outdoor, urban and lifestyle scenarios. 戈尔公司（Gore-Tex）全球业务负责人阿希姆・勒夫勒表示，户外、城市及生活场景对高性能产品需求持续上涨，中国成为这家美国高性能材料厂商增长最快的市场。 JAC Auto Parts (Ningbo) Co, an automotive parts manufacturer based in Zhejiang province, ships about one-third of its exports to the US. The company's US exports exceeded 38 million yuan ($5.6 million) in the first eight months of 2026, up more than 50 percent year-on-year, according to Ningbo Customs. "Stable ties will provide certainty for companies on both sides," said Yang Weiguo, director of the foreign trade unit of JAC Auto Parts. 位于浙江省的汽车零部件企业宁波 JAC 汽车零部件有限公司，约三分之一出口产品销往美国。宁波海关数据显示，2026 年前八个月，该企业对美出口额超 3800 万元人民币（折合 560 万美元），同比增幅超 50%。该企业外贸部门负责人杨卫国表示：“稳定的经贸关系将为两国企业提供确定性。” reciprocal /rɪˈsɪprəkl/adj. 对等的；相互的 tariff /ˈtærɪf/n. 关税；关税表 pragmatic /præɡˈmætɪk/adj. 务实的；注重实效的 transparency /trænsˈpærənsi/n. 透明度；透明性
