On September 15 last year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that the United States had violated global trade rules by improperly charging more than $300 billion in business with China. Hearing this news, the happiest are the US companies that bear the import tax rate of most Chinese goods. According to statistics, at that time, more than 3500 US companies sued the United States for tax refunds.
Seeing that the United States has so far been slow to correct its illegal and erroneous behavior, US enterprises have made another "big move." According to the latest report of CCTV News on August 6, U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi and Treasury Secretary Yellen received a joint "letter" from nearly 36 of the most influential U.S. business groups, including U.S. chipmakers, retailers, farmers, etc.
They jointly pressed the United States to renew communication with China, while stressing in the letter that if the U.S. government considers the interests of its own workers, it should first cut the tax rate on Chinese goods, otherwise the US economy will suffer. Walmart, the country's largest retailer, noted that if the U.S. does not "correct its mistakes," it will lose an average of $2,000 per household.
You know, under the explosion of inflation in the United States, high-quality and inexpensive Chinese goods are more and more favored by American consumers. Official statistics show that in the first half of this year, the cumulative amount of goods imported from China by the United States increased by 31.7% over the same period last year, with a total scale of 1.64 trillion yuan, which accounted for nearly 20% of the US imports in the same period.
It is reported that the United States improperly charges More than $300 billion of Chinese goods, most of the additional costs are borne by U.S. companies and even U.S. consumers. It can be said that if the United States can correct its mistakes and cut tariffs on Chinese goods, then the pressure on the lives of American consumers will be greatly reduced.
It is worth mentioning that the US media pointed out that since January this year, more than 53,000 US companies have issued calls to the local government to exempt the tax rate on China. It can be seen that as the most important supporter of the US economy, the attitude of US companies has become obvious, and they only want to do business with China. At present, the U.S. government has not responded.
Text | Lu Jiamin title | Xu Xiaobing Photo | Lu Wenxiang | Li Yinsu