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Trump Threatens New Japan Tariffs as Trade Tensions Resurface

2025/7/1
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Luke Vargas: 我主要负责提出问题，引导讨论，并总结专家的观点，以便让听众更好地理解当前日美贸易谈判的僵局以及特朗普政府的贸易政策对日本可能产生的影响。我关注的重点是贸易战的潜在影响，以及各方在谈判中的立场。 Peter Landers: 我认为特朗普总统对日本的贸易政策持批评态度，并暗示可能对日本汽车征收高额关税。日本在政治上难以做出过多让步，因此日美贸易谈判陷入僵局。我认为，特朗普政府对关税的态度并不明确，有时将其视为谈判工具，有时又希望保持关税以鼓励在美生产。如果特朗普政府重新实施关税，全球经济可能会受到更显著的影响。我认为，日本正在采取强硬立场，要求美国撤回部分关税。

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A.M. Edition for July 1. Senators debate through the night) in a marathon effort to pass the GOP’s megabill. Plus, President Trump threatens new tariffs) on Japan as trade negotiations stall. WSJ editor Peter Landers) explains why the two countries are seemingly at odds and what’s at stake economically. And how an AI career coach) could give you the judgement-free push you might not get from a human. Luke Vargas hosts.

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