每日评论 0529 美国商人的难题

美国商人的难题

正当拜登总统向中国三大產品电动汽车、太阳能电池和钢铁等实施重税之时，美国商人在中国大陆生產之產品也随之受到极大影响，他们希望生產地搬到其他地区诸如越南或墨西哥,但是有主客观方面之困难。

今年是美国的选举年， 一股反华之热潮正在不断增长中。民主和共和两党都在竞赛如何对中国出招，川普的顾问们说如果他们重返白宫将致力於中国完全[脱钩]， 这真是可能之事吗? 

早在九十年代初, 我们在和共和党籍之美国参议员格兰之会见中,他曾经说过如果大家走进沃尔马大商场，所有你想要的东西应有尽有，我们已经是一个非常富裕之时代。

我们试问沃马货柜上的產品百分之九十是中国製造，同样一种来自欧洲或本地之產品相比之下价格相去甚远, 换言之是抑制了通货膨胀之压力。

今天许多在中国大陆製造之美国品牌，包括苹果手机、五金电器及建筑材料仍然是我们主要之產品来源，美国政府之加税只是加重了消费者之负担，也是通货膨胀之来源。

政客们希望和中国大陆脱钩， 只是苦了老百姓之钱包。

The Challenge Of American Businessmen 

Due to the new taxes being imposed by the U.S. government, businessmen producing goods in Mainland China are now experiencing a great impact. Most of them are hoping to relocate their production to other regions such as Vietnam or Mexico. But there are difficulties, both subjectively and objectively. 

This year being an election year in the United States, there is a rising anti-China sentiment from both the Democrat and Republican parties competing on how to take action against China. Trump’s advisors have mentioned that if they return to the White House they will strive for a complete “decoupling “ from China. Is this even really possible?

Ninety percent of Walmart products are manufactured in China, creating standard prices to keep our inflation down. The addition of tariffs leveed by the U.S. would only serve to burden consumers and contribute even more to inflation. 

Politicians may advocate decoupling from China, but it is ultimately the common people who are nearest to the financial consequences.