约翰内斯堡，10月19日 - 南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨周一表示，该国必须为其可能被排除在美国免税贸易倡议AGOA之外做好准备，因为华盛顿和比勒陀利亚之间的关系已经恶化。
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States' duty-free trade initiative, AGOA, as relations between Washington and Pretoria have soured.
- 非洲增长与机会法案（AGOA）赋予符合条件的非洲国家对数千种产品在美国市场的免税准入。南非多年来一直受益于此。
• The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) gives eligible African countries duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products. South Africa has benefited from it for years.
- 特朗普政府因特朗普声称南非正在迫害白人而对南非进行打压。南非政府称这是边缘团体散布的谎言。
• President Donald Trump's administration has cracked down on South Africa for what Trump claims is its persecution of white people. South Africa's government says this is a falsehood spread by fringe groups.
- 拉马福萨表示，南非是否仍将是AGOA的一部分尚待观察，他的政府正在与美国官员进行讨论。一些美国官员曾建议将南非排除在外。
• Ramaphosa said it remained to be seen whether South Africa would remain part of AGOA and his government was in discussions with US counterparts. Some US officials have suggested South Africa should be excluded.
- “作为总统，我需要为这种情况发生时做好准备，”拉马福萨说。他表示对就业的影响将是“毁灭性的”，他和副总统保罗·马沙蒂莱一直在世界各地旅行，以探索替代市场。
• "I need, as president, to prepare us if it ever happens," Ramaphosa said. He said the impact on jobs would be "devastating" and he and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have been travelling around the world to explore alternative markets.
- 拉马福萨引用了最近与中国的贸易协定作为积极进展。中国在5月份为符合条件的南非商品引入了零关税方案。
• Ramaphosa cited a recent trade agreement with China as a positive step. China introduced a zero-tariff scheme for qualifying South African goods in May.