特朗普政府于10月23日星期五，距中期选举提前两周，取消了部分对加拿大进口商品的关税，此前一名处境脆弱的共和党候选人称她曾为此进行游说。白宫在声明中表示，此次关税减免将适用于包括“胶合板、部分纸制品、某些机械和制冷设备”等产品。
President Donald Trump's administration lifted some tariffs on Canadian imports Friday, October 23, two weeks ahead of midterm elections, after a vulnerable Republican candidate said she'd lobbied for the change. The easing of tariffs will apply to products including "plywood sheets, some paper products, certain machinery and refrigeration equipment," the White House said in a statement.
此举可能有助于参议员苏珊·柯林斯，她在美国-加拿大边境州缅因州面临来自民主党的强劲挑战。缅因州在特朗普的贸易战中受到严重冲击。柯林斯在社交媒体上发布称，她已“确保”对“对缅因州农业产业至关重要的产品”予以豁免，包括蓝莓、土豆、苹果和海藻生产者的产品。
The change could help Senator Susan Collins, who faces a strong challenge from a Democrat in the US-Canada border state of Maine, which has been hit hard by Trump's trade war. She posted on social media that she had "secured" the exemptions for "products crucial to Maine's agricultural industries, including blueberry, potato, apple, and seaweed producers."
柯林斯表示，该州许多农民“依赖来自加拿大的专用设备、包装材料和其他产品，这些产品要么美国供应商无法提供，要么若要替代将产生巨额费用”。民主党正以夺取国会控制权为目标，针对柯林斯的席位展开竞争，争取在11月3日的中期选举中击败共和党。技术性衰退自8月贸易谈判破裂以来，北美邻国之间的紧张局势一直高涨，特朗普随即实施了一系列新关税。
Collins said many farmers in her state "rely on specialized equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada that are either unavailable from American suppliers or cannot be replaced without incurring significant expense." Democrats are targeting Collins's seat in their attempt to win control of Congress from the Republicans in the November 3 midterms. A technical recession Tensions between the North American neighbors have been high since trade talks broke down in August, with Trump imposing a slew of new tariffs in response.
白宫称，星期五的行动取消了对部分商品的关税，但对包括地毯、某些阀门和废弃物在内的新商品征收关税。新措施将于10月30日生效。
Friday's action lifts tariffs on certain goods, but imposes levies on new ones, including carpets, certain valves and waste products, the White House said. The new measures will take effect on October 30.
美国和加拿大的经济高度相互依存，约70%的加拿大出口流向美国。此前特朗普对汽车、钢铁、铝和木材征收的关税对加拿大造成了沉重打击，导致失业并抑制增长。加拿大今年已进入技术性衰退，连续两个季度经济收缩。
The economies of the United States and Canada are heavily interconnected, with roughly 70% of all Canadian exports heading to the US. Previous Trump levies on autos, steel, aluminum and lumber have hit Canada hard, forcing job losses and stunting growth. Canada has entered a technical recession this year after two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
谈判破裂后，特朗普加征的关税影响了价值约200亿美元的商品，占加拿大对美出口的5.5%，目标产品从冰球杆到水泥不等。自第二个任期掌权以来，特朗普通过对盟友和对手 alike 广泛加征关税，颠覆了全球贸易秩序，称其他国家一直在占美国的便宜。他还明确将一些威胁加征的关税与政治或外交政策目标挂钩。
Trump's tariffs enforced after the talks broke down impacted around $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5% of Canadian exports to the United States, targeting products ranging from hockey sticks to cement. Since taking power in his second term, Trump has upended the global trade order by imposing wide-ranging tariffs on friend and foe alike, saying that other countries have been taking advantage of the US. He has also explicitly tied some threatened tariffs to political or foreign policy objectives.