美國將與英、日及歐盟舉行貿易談判

The White House has announced plans to negotiate separate trade deals with Britain, the European Union and Japan.

"We are committed to concluding these negotiations with timely and substantive results for American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Tuesday.

He added that the White House wanted to "address both tariff and non-tariff barriers and to achieve fairer and more balanced trade."

As required by law, Lighthizer sent three separate letters to Congress announcing the intention to open trade talks.

He wrote that the negotiations with Britain would begin "as soon as it's ready" after Britain's expected exit from the European Union on March 29.

Lighthizer called the economic partnership between the U.S. and EU the "largest and most complex"in the world, noting the U.S. has a $151 billion trade deficit with the EU

Writing about Japan, Lighthizer said it is "an important but still often underperforming market for U.S. exporters of goods," noting that Washington also has a large trade deficit with Tokyo.

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Oregon's Ron Wyden, cautioned the administration against making what he called "quick, partial deals."

"The administration must take the time to tackle trade barriers comprehensively, including using this opportunity to set a high bar in areas like labor rights, environmental protection and digital trade," he said.

President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on European steel and aluminum exports earlier this year and has threatened more tariffs on cars as a reaction to what he said were unfair deals that put the U.S. at a disadvantage.白宮宣佈將分別與英國、歐盟和日本就貿易協議進行談判的計劃。

美國貿易代表萊特希澤說：“我們將爭取儘早完成談判，爲美國工人、牧場主和公司帶來實際利益。”

他還說，白宮希望“解決貿易關稅及非關稅壁壘，實現更公平、更平衡的貿易”。

萊特希澤依照法律要求，將白宮有意開始貿易談判的三份函件分別遞交給國會。他在函件中說，英國預計3月29日正式脫歐，此後只要英國做好準備，與英國的談判將立即開始。

萊特希澤說，美國和歐盟的經濟夥伴關係是世界上最大、最複雜的關係。他提到美國對歐盟的1510億美元貿易逆差。

在有關與日本進行貿易談判的函件中，萊特希澤說，日本是美國出口產品的重要市場，但實際貿易狀況往往不盡人意。他也提到美國對日本的鉅額貿易逆差。

來自俄勒岡州的參議院金融委員會資深民主黨成員懷登表示，希望特朗普行政當局不要達成他所說的“倉促、不完整的協議”。他說：“行政當局必須全面解決貿易壁壘的問題，包括利用這個機會在勞工權利、環境保護以及網絡貿易等方面制定高標準。”

特朗普總統今年對歐盟出口到美國的鋼鋁產品加徵關稅。他還威脅要對歐盟的汽車加徵關稅，因爲那些不公平的協議使美國處於劣勢。