Lesi sivumelwano kwafinyelelwa kuso ngesikhathi somhlangano we-United States kanye namadlelandawonye e-European Union e-Rome, futhi sizogcina ezinye izindlela zokuvikela ezohwebo ukuze sihloniphe izinyunyana ezisebenza ngensimbi ezeseka uMongameli Biden.
WASHINGTON — Abaphathi beBiden bamemezele ngoMgqibelo ukuthi sebefinyelele isivumelwano sokunciphisa intela yensimbi ne-aluminium yaseYurophu. Izikhulu zithe lesi sivumelwano sizonciphisa izindleko zezimpahla ezifana nezimoto nemishini yokuwasha, sinciphise ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni, futhi sisize Ekugqugquzeleni ukusebenza kwe-supply chain. futhi.
Lesi sivumelwano kwafinyelelwa kuso ngesikhathi kunomhlangano phakathi kukaMongameli uBiden nabanye abaholi bomhlaba engqungqutheleni ye-G20 eRome. Ihlose ukudambisa ukungezwani kwezohwebo ngaphesheya kwe-atlantic, eyasungulwa nguMongameli wangaphambili uDonald Trump (uDonald J. Trump) kwaholela ekuwohlokeni, abaphathi bakaTrump baqale babeka intela. UMnu Biden ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi ufuna ukulungisa ubudlelwano ne-European Union, kodwa isivumelwano siphinde sibonakale siklanywe ngokucophelela ukugwema ukuhlukanisa izinyunyana zaseMelika nabakhiqizi abeseka uMnu Biden.
Ishiye ezinye izindlela zokuvikela izimboni zensimbi ne-aluminium zaseMelika, futhi isiguqule amanani akhona manje angama-25% ensimbi yase-Europe kanye nentela engu-10% ye-aluminium yaba yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi ama-tariff quotas. Lolu hlelo lungahlangabezana namazinga aphezulu ezintengo zokungenisa elizweni. Amanani aphezulu.
Lesi sivumelwano sizoqeda intela ye-EU yokuziphindiselela emikhiqizweni yaseMelika ehlanganisa ijusi yewolintshi, ibhourbon kanye nezithuthuthu. Izophinde igweme ukukhokhisa izintela ezengeziwe emikhiqizweni yase-US ehlelelwe ukusebenza ngomhla ka-1 Disemba.
UNobhala Wezohwebo uGina Raimondo (Gina Raimondo) uthe: "Silindele ngokugcwele ukuthi njengoba senyusa amanani entengo ngo-25% futhi sinyusa umthamo, lesi sivumelwano sizonciphisa umthwalo ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka futhi sinciphise ukukhuphuka kwezindleko."
Esithangamini nabezindaba, uNkz. Raimundo uthe lokhu kuthengiselana kwenza i-United States kanye ne-European Union bakwazi ukusungula uhlaka lokubheka ukushuba kwekhabhoni lapho bekhiqiza insimbi ne-aluminium, okungabenza bakwazi ukwenza imikhiqizo ehlanzekile kune-European Union. Kwenziwe eshayina.
“Ukuntula kweChina izindinganiso zemvelo kuyingxenye yesizathu sokunciphisa izindleko, kodwa futhi kuyimbangela enkulu ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu,” kusho uNksz Raimundo.
Ngemuva kokuthi abaphathi bakaTrump benqume ukuthi izinsimbi zakwamanye amazwe zenza usongo lwezokuphepha kuzwelonke, babeka intela emazweni amaningi, kubandakanya namazwe e-EU.
UMnu Biden ufunge wagomela ukuthi uzosebenzisana kakhulu ne-Europe. Uchaze i-Europe njengozakwethu ekulweni nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokuncintisana namazwe omnotho anamandla njengeChina. Kodwa ubengaphansi kwengcindezi evela kubakhiqizi bensimbi baseMelika kanye nezinyunyana zokumcela ukuthi angayisusi ngokuphelele imigoqo yokuhweba, esiza ukuvikela izimboni zasekhaya ensaleni yezinsimbi zangaphandle ezishibhile.
Lokhu kuthengiselana kuphawula isinyathelo sokugcina sabaphathi beBiden ukuphakamisa impi kaTrump yohwebo ye-transatlantic. NgoJuni, izikhulu zaseMelika nezaseYurophu zamemezela ukuphela kwengxabano yeminyaka engu-17 mayelana noxhaso phakathi kwe-Airbus ne-Boeing. Ekupheleni kukaSeptemba, i-United States ne-Europe yamemezela ukusungulwa kobambiswano olusha lwezohwebo nobuchwepheshe futhi yafinyelela esivumelwaneni mayelana nentela encane yomhlaba wonke ekuqaleni kwale nyanga.
Ngokusho kwabantu abajwayelene nalolu daba, ngaphansi kwemigomo emisha, i-EU izovunyelwa ukuthumela amathani ensimbi angu-3.3 million e-United States mahhala unyaka nonyaka, futhi noma iyiphi imali eyeqa lesi samba izokhokhiswa intela engu-25%. Imikhiqizo ekhululiwe enkokhelweni kulo nyaka nayo izokhululwa okwesikhashana.
Lesi sivumelwano sizophinde sibeke imingcele emikhiqizweni eqedwa e-Europe kodwa isebenzise insimbi evela e-China, Russia, South Korea nakwamanye amazwe. Ukuze ufaneleke ukuthola ukwelashwa kwamahhala, imikhiqizo yensimbi kufanele yenziwe ngokuphelele e-European Union.
UJack Sullivan, umeluleki kamongameli wezokuphepha kuzwelonke, uthe lesi sivumelwano sisuse “esinye sezisusa ezinkulu zamazwe amabili ebudlelwaneni be-US-EU.”
Izinyunyana zensimbi e-United States zasincoma lesi sivumelwano, zathi lesi sivumelwano sizonciphisa ukuthengiswa kwe-Europe kumazinga aphansi ngokomlando. Izwe laseMelika lingenise amathani ayizigidi ezi-4.8 ensimbi yase-Europe ngonyaka ka-2018, lehla laya kumathani ayizigidi ezi-3.9 ngo-2019 kanye namathani ayizigidi ezi-2.5 ngo-2020.
Esitatimendeni, uThomas M. Conway, uMongameli we-United Steelworkers International, uthe leli lungiselelo “lizoqinisekisa ukuthi izimboni zasekhaya e-United States zihlala zincintisana futhi zingakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zethu zokuphepha nengqalasizinda.
UMark Duffy, isikhulu esiphezulu se-American Primary Aluminium Association, uthe ukuthengiselana “kuzogcina ukusebenza kahle kwamanani entengo kaMnu. e-Alcoa.” ”
Uthe lolu hlelo luzokweseka imboni ye-aluminium yaseMelika ngokubeka umkhawulo ekuthengisweni ngaphandle kwentela emazingeni aphansi ngokomlando.
Amanye amazwe asadinga ukukhokha izintela zase-US noma ama-quota, okuhlanganisa i-United Kingdom, Japan, neSouth Korea. I-American Chamber of Commerce, ephikisana nezintela zensimbi, ithe isivumelwano asaneli.
UMyron Brilliant, iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-US Chamber of Commerce, uthe lesi sivumelwano "sizohlinzeka ngempumuzo kubakhiqizi baseMelika abahlushwa yintengo ekhuphukayo yensimbi kanye nokushoda, kodwa kusadingeka ezinye izinyathelo."
"I-United States kufanele ilahle izinsolo ezingenasisekelo zokuthi izinsimbi ezithengwa eBrithani, Japan, South Korea nakwamanye amazwe asondelene nazo ziyingozi ekuvikelekeni kwezwe lethu - futhi zehlise intela kanye nezilinganiso ngesikhathi esifanayo," esho.