霍克斯特拉称总理认为关系破裂；华盛顿视其为谈判。记者 紫安·伦姆 报道 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在渥太华的代表指责总理马克·卡尼导致两国关系紧张，称繁荣的关系正在加拿大“遭受攻击”。
Hoekstra says the prime minister sees a rupture; Washington sees a negotiation. By Zi-Ann Lum President Donald Trump's man in Ottawa blamed Prime Minister Mark Carney for straining relations between the two countries, saying a prosperous relationship is “under attack” in Canada.
美国驻加拿大大使皮特·霍克斯特拉并非加拿大民众的宠儿，他在周二于魁北克省加蒂诺举行的一次航天会议上发表上述言论，并批评加拿大处理两国关系的方式。
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, no fan favorite north of the border, made the remarks Tuesday at a space conference in Gatineau, Quebec, where he also criticized Canada’s approach to the relationship.
“我们不是那些谈论要拿走并打破它的人，”他在提及航天合作时说道，所用措辞也适用于更广泛的双边关系。考虑到特朗普屡次威胁要吞并加拿大，这番言论让现场的加拿大听众感到意外。
“We’re not the ones talking about taking it away and breaking it,” he said in reference to space cooperation, using terms that apply to the larger relationship. The comment caught some in the Canadian audience off guard, given Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada.
这是霍克斯特拉向卡尼政府抛出的数记讽刺挖苦之一，反映出在贸易谈判今夏再次破裂后，渥太华与华盛顿之间神经紧绷。
It was one of several barbs lobbed at the Carney government, reflecting frayed nerves between Ottawa and Washington after trade talks collapsed again in the summer.
关于贸易紧张局势，双方各执一词。卡尼及其前任贾斯汀·特鲁多将特朗普政府对加拿大进口商品加征关税解读为对盟友无端的挑衅。白宫则辩称这纯属商业问题。
There are dueling narratives about trade tensions. Carney and his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, have interpreted the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canadian imports as unjustified provocations toward an ally. The White House argues the issue is strictly business.
“我们没有陷入贸易战，明白吗。我们正在就一些关税进行谈判，”霍克斯特拉说。“从我们的角度来看，关系并未破裂。我们不认为关系已经破裂。”美加贸易谈判代表表示，非正式磋商仍在继续，但双方均未启动正式谈判的恢复。卡尼为其在8月离开谈判桌的决定进行了辩护，称这是为了避免第338条款关税生效，并指责美方最后时刻的要求威胁加拿大主权。
“We’re not in a trade war, OK. We’re negotiating some tariffs,” Hoekstra said. “From our perspective, we haven’t ruptured. We don’t view the relationship as ruptured.”U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators say informal discussions continue, but neither side has initiated a return to formal talks. Carney justified his decision to walk away from the negotiating table in August to stave off Section 338 tariffs, calling last-minute U.S. demands a threat to Canadian sovereignty.
谈判破裂后，第338条款关税生效。这些关税未豁免《美国-墨西哥-加拿大协定》涵盖的商品，在双边贸易争端中跨越了一条红线，坚定了卡尼增加非美贸易的推动力度。
The Section 338 tariffs came into force after talks collapsed. They did not exempt goods covered under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, crossing a line in the bilateral trade dispute, emboldening Carney’s push to increase non-U.S. trade.
在卡尼下周将于蒙特利尔与欧洲领导人举行峰会之际，胡克斯特拉否定了贸易多元化这一想法，称其陈旧且难以实现。
Ahead of Carney’s summit with European leaders in Montreal next week, Hoekstra dismissed trade diversification as an old and difficult idea.
“我们试过。真的非常、非常难，”胡克斯特拉谈及自己在首任特朗普政府期间担任美国驻荷兰大使时致力于促进与欧盟贸易的努力时说道。他接着称美国是世界上“最开放的市场之一”。
“We tried that. It's really, really hard,” Hoekstra, a former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands during the first Trump administration, said of his own efforts to boost trade with the European Union. He went on to call the U.S. “one of the most open markets” in the world.