United States President Donald Trump today made good on a promise to slap 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, stepping up a long-promised trade war, despite warnings from Europe and China.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普今天兑现了对钢铁和铝进口征收25%关税的承诺，尽管欧洲和中国发出警告，但他还是加强了长期承诺的贸易战。

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“Today, I’m simplifying our tariffs on steel and aluminium,” Trump said in the Oval Office as he signed executive orders. “It’s 25% without exceptions or exemptions.”
“今天，我简化了我们对钢铁和铝的关税，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室签署行政命令时说。“这是 25%，没有例外或豁免。”

Trump also signalled he would look at imposing additional tariffs on automobiles, pharmaceuticals and computer chips.
特朗普还暗示，他将考虑对汽车、药品和计算机芯片征收额外关税。

Canada and Mexico — which Trump has already threatened with tariffs — are the biggest steel importers to the United States, according to US trade data. Brazil and South Korea are also major steel providers.
根据美国贸易数据，加拿大和墨西哥是美国最大的钢铁进口国——特朗普已经威胁要加征关税。巴西和韩国也是主要的钢铁供应国。

The US leader also confirmed he was considering an exemption for Australia from the steel tariffs.
这位美国领导人还证实，他正在考虑豁免澳大利亚的钢铁关税。

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“We have a (trade) surplus to Australia, one of the few. And the reason is they buy a lot of airplanes. They are rather far away and need lots of airplanes,” he said.
“我们对澳大利亚有（贸易）顺差，这是为数不多的顺差之一。原因是他们购买了很多飞机。他们离得很远，需要很多飞机，“他说。

Just before Trump signed the documents, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an exemption was on the table.
就在特朗普签署文件之前，澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯 （Anthony Albanese） 表示，豁免已摆在桌面上。

“The US President agreed an exemption was under consideration in the interests of both of our countries,” Albanese said.
“美国总统同意，为了我们两国的利益，正在考虑豁免，”阿尔巴尼斯说。

Trump imposed sweeping tariffs during his 2017-2021 presidency to protect US industries, which he believed faced unfair competition from Asian and European countries.
特朗普在 2017-2021 年总统任期内征收全面关税以保护美国工业，他认为美国工业面临来自亚洲和欧洲国家的不公平竞

来源：法新社

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