特朗普总统重申对中国加征关税的威胁应对新冠疫情的大流行

As the United States continues to combat COVID-19, the Trump Administration has turned a page in its playbook from solving the problem to finding fault with adversaries of the Administration, both internal and external. In a few swift announcements last week, what started a few weeks ago as saber-rattling when Secretary Pompeo placed blame for the pandemic on China, is now promising to move the U.S. further into isolationism and threaten the unfulfilled peace between China and the U.S. These unfortunate developments portend new protectionist policies from the Administration that are already shaking the markets. It further suggests that over the next several months, as election fervor returns and the President seeks cover from the economic fallout of the pandemic, the President will be more intent on finding fault and punishing China than restoring the early seeds of success in the Phase I US – China Trade Agreement. 

随着美国继续与新冠疫情作战，特朗普政府已将其抗疫战术从解决问题转移到了在政府内部政敌和外部对手身上寻找过失。从过去一周所发布的公告来看，几周前国务卿彭佩奥剑拔弩张地就新冠疫情的大爆发对中国发出的指责现在已有望使美国进一步走向孤立主义且威胁着美中之间尚未实现的和平。这些令人遗憾的事态发展意味着政府新的贸易保护主义政策已经动摇了市场。这进一步表明，在未来几个月，随着大选热潮的回归以及总统试图寻求掩盖疫情给美国经济带来的后果，与恢复在第一阶段美中贸易协定中达成的成功萌芽相比，总统将更倾向于借机指责和惩罚中国。