【少儿不宜】海峡时报报道Trump加税真相　 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-says-china-backtracked-on-commitments-in-trade-deal-reports WASHINGTON - Top US trade officials said on Monday (May 6) that China had backtracked on previous commitments made in talks, and that this reversal was what prompted President Donald Trump’s earlier announcement that the US would raise tariffs on billions of Chinese goods on Friday (May 10).　 “Over the course of the last week we have seen an erosion in commitments from China,” US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told reporters in an afternoon briefing. He added that the Chinese delegation would still be coming to Washington for this week’s trade talks, which will now begin on Thursday (May 9) - a day later than previously scheduled. But unless there is an agreement by Friday, the entire US trade team is unified in recommending to Mr Trump that the US go ahead with tariffs, said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who was also at the briefing. A formal notice of th (more...)