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Voice of America
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ຂົ່ມຂູ່ຈະເກັບພາສີຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ຕໍ່ເຫຼົ້າ ຂອງ ຢູໂຣບ
ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ສະຫະລັດ ທ່ານ ດໍໂນລ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ຂົ່ມຂູ່ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ເມື່ອວັນພະຫັດວານນີ້ວ່າຈະຂຶ້ນພາສີ 200 ເປີເຊັນຕໍ່ເຫຼົ້າໄວນ໌, ແຊມເປນ ແລະ ເຫຼົ້າອື່ນໆທີ່ຜະລິດໃນກຸ່ມ 27 ປະເທດນັ້ນຫຼັງຈາກ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ຮຽກເກັບສິ່ງທີ່ທ່ານກ່າວວ່າເປັນ 'ພາສີ 50 ເປີເຊັນທີ່ເປັນຕາຂີ້ດຽດ' ຕໍ່ວິສກີຂອງ ອາເມຣິກາ. ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ໂຕ້ແຍ້ງໃນຂໍ້ຄວາມທີ່ຂຽນລົງໃນສື່ສັງຄົມ Truth Social ຂອງທ່ານເອງວ່າ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ແມ່ນ 'ນຶ່ງໃນອຳນາການປົກຄອງທີ່ອັນຕະລາຍ ແລະ ລະເມີດການເກັບພາສີ ແລະ ເກັບພາສີທີ່ຮຸນແຮງທີ່ສຸດໃນໂລກ' ໂດຍກ່າວວ່າ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ຖືກກໍ່ຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນປີ 1993 'ເພື່ອຈຸດປະສົງດຽວໃນການເອົາປຽບສະຫະລັດ ອາເມຣິກາ' ທາງເສດຖະກິດ. ຕໍ່ມານັກຂ່າວຢູ່ທຳນຽບຂາວຖາມວ່າ ທ່ານຈະຍອມຫຼຸດລະດັບການຂູ່ຂຶ້ນພາສີກັບພັນທະມິດທາງພູມສາການເມືອງຂອງອາເມຣິກາຫຼືບໍ່, ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ຕອບວ່າ 'ເຮົາຖືກສໍ້ໂກງມາຫຼາຍປີແລ້ວ ແລະ ເຮົາຈະບໍ່ຖືກໂກງອີກຕໍ່ໄປ, ບໍ່, ຂ້ອຍຈະບໍ່ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນເລີຍ, ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນອາລູມີນຽມ ຫຼື ເຫຼັກ ຫຼື ລົດກໍຕາມ.' ໃນເດືອນທີ່ຜ່ານມາ, ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ເປີດສາກຕໍ່ສູ້ເລື່ອງພາສີຕອບໂຕ້ກັນກັບພັນທະມິດທາງການຄ້າລາຍໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ແກ່ ເມັກຊິໂກ, ການາດາ, ຈີນ ແລະ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ໂດຍທ່ານກ່າວວ່າເປັນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມທີ່ຈະຢຸດຢັ້ງການໄຫຼວຽນຂອງຢາເສບຕິດ ໂດຍສະເພາະຢາເຟັນຕານິລຈາກ ເມັກຊິໂກ ແລະ ການາດາ ເຂົ້າສູ່ ສະຫະລັດ ລວມເຖິງພະຍາຍາມຮຽກຮ້ອງຜູ້ຜະລິດໃຫ້ປິດການດຳເນີນງານໃນຕ່າງປະເທດ ແລະ ຍ້າຍພວກເຂົາມາ ສະຫະລັດ ເພື່ອສ້າງງານໃຫ້ກັບຊາວອາເມຣິກັນຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ. ໃນວັນພຸດວານນີ້ ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ຮຽກເກັບພາສີ 25 ເປີເຊັນສຳລັບການສົ່ງອອກເຫຼັກ ແລະ ອາລູມີນຽມມາຍັງ ສະຫະລັດ ຈາກ 35 ປະເທດ ລວມເຖິງກຸ່ມສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ. ຢູໂຣບ ໄດ້ຕອບໂຕ້ຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວດ້ວຍການເກັບພາສີນຳເຂົ້າສິນຄ້າຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ມູນຄ່າ 28,000 ໂດລາໄປຍັງປະເທດຕ່າງໆ ທີ່ມີຄວາມສຳພັນໃກ້ຊິດກັບ ສະຫະລັດ ມາດົນນານ, ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ ການາດາ ກໍໄດ້ເກັບພາສີນຳເຂົ້າສິນຄ້າຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ມູນຄ່າ 20,700 ລ້ານໂດລາໄປຍັງເພື່ອນບ້ານຕອນເໜືອຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າເຊັ່ນກັນ. ການາດາ ຍັງໄດ້ຂໍໃຫ້ອົງການການຄ້າໂລກ ຫາລືກໍລະນີຄວາມຂັດແຍ້ງກັບ ສະຫະລັດ ກ່ຽວກັບ ການເກັບພາສີນຳເຂົ້າຜະລິດຕະພັນເຫຼັກ ແລະ ອາລູມີນຽມບາງລາຍຈາກ ການາດາ, ອົງການການຄ້ານັ້ນກ່າວເມື່ອວັນພະຫັດວານນີ້. ອ່ານຂ່າວນີ້ເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened the European Union with 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other spirits produced in the 27-nation bloc after the EU levied what he said was "a nasty 50% tariff" on American-distilled whiskey. Trump contended in a post on his Truth Social media platform that the EU is "one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World." He said it was formed in 1993 "for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States" economically. Later, asked by a reporter at the White House whether he might back off his heightened tariff threats against America's geopolitical allies, Trump said, "We've been ripped off for years, and we're not going to be ripped off anymore. No, I'm not going to bend at all — aluminum or steel or cars." In the past month, Trump has been waging a tit-for-tat tariff fight with the United States' biggest trading partners — Mexico, Canada, China and the EU — in what he says is an effort to stanch the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and to persuade manufacturers to close their operations overseas and move them to the U.S. to create more American jobs. On Wednesday, Trump levied 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. from 35 countries, including the EU bloc. Europe quickly retaliated with its own tariffs on $28 billion worth of U.S. exports to countries that have long had close relations with the U.S., while Canada imposed new tariffs on $20.7 billion worth of U.S. exports to its northern neighbor. Canada also requested World Trade Organization dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminum products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.
Voice of America
13-03-2025
- Business
- Voice of America
Trump threatens hefty tariffs on European spirits
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened the European Union with 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other spirits produced in the 27-nation bloc after the EU levied what he said was 'a nasty 50% tariff' on American-distilled whiskey. Trump contended in a post on his Truth Social media platform that the EU is 'one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World.' He said it was formed in 1993 'for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States' economically. In the last month, Trump has been waging a tit-for-tat tariff fight with its biggest trading partners — Mexico, Canada, China and the EU — in what he says is an effort to staunch the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, into the United States from Mexico and Canada, and also convince manufacturers to close their operations overseas and move them to the U.S. to create more American jobs. On Wednesday, Trump levied 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. from 35 countries, including the EU bloc. Europe quickly retaliated with its own tariffs on $28 billion worth of U.S. exports to countries that have long been U.S. geopolitical allies, while Canada imposed new tariffs on $20.7 billion worth of U.S. exports to its northern neighbor. The new EU measures will apply not only to steel and aluminum products but also textiles, home appliances and agricultural goods. Motorcycles, bourbon, peanut butter and jeans also will be hit, as they were during Trump's first term that ran from 2017 to 2021. The EU duties aimed for political pressure points in the U.S. while minimizing additional damage to Europe. EU officials have said its tariffs, which are paid by importing companies and the cost of which is then mostly passed on to consumers, are targeting products from states dominated by Republicans like Trump, such as beef and poultry from Kansas and Nebraska, wood products from Alabama and Georgia, and liquor from Kentucky and Tennessee. Spirits producers have become collateral damage in the steel and aluminum dispute. Chris Swonger, head of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, called the EU move to tax U.S.-produced spirits "deeply disappointing and will severely undercut the successful efforts to rebuild U.S. spirits exports in EU countries.' The EU is a major destination for U.S. whiskey, with exports surging 60% in the past three years after an earlier set of tariffs was suspended. On Thursday, Swonger said in a statement, 'The U.S.-EU spirits sector is the model for fair and reciprocal trade, having zero-for-zero tariffs since 1997.' He urged the end to a tariff fight over spirits between the U.S. and Europe, saying, 'We want toasts not tariffs.' Trump's tariff wars have led to a broad Wall Street stock selloff, with the three major U.S. stock indexes plunging in recent days, with stocks falling again on Thursday in early trading. But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC he was not worried. 'We're focused on the real economy,' he said. 'I'm not concerned about a little bit of volatility over three weeks. I can't tell you the market is going to go up today, tomorrow, next week.' He dismissed concerns about Trump's threat to impose bigger tariffs on European spirits. "One or two items with one trading bloc — I'm not sure why that's a big deal for the markets," he said. Trump said in his social media post that if Europe follows through on its 50% tariff on U.S.-distilled whiskey, he will impose the 200% tariff on 'all wines, champagne & alcoholic products coming out of France and other E.U. represented countries. This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.' Trump also attacked The Wall Street Journal newspaper, the country's leading business publication, for refusing to support his tariff plans. A Journal editorial said this week that 'most Americans understand that tariffs are a tax on consumers and businesses.' The U.S. leader said the newspaper 'has no idea what they are doing or saying. They are owned by the polluted thinking of the European Union.' He said the newspaper's 'thinking is antiquated and weak, and very bad for the USA.'
