The disagreement over trade tariffs has soured relations between the two countries.

贸易关税上的分歧导致两国关系恶化。

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They prevented industrywide labor unions and kept the yen undervalued against the dollar, while protecting domestic industries with tariffs and trade barriers.

他们防备全行业的劳工联合出现，并低估日元对美元的价值，同时利用关税和贸易壁垒保护本国工业。

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The proposed settlement could boost the sputtering Doha round of world trade negotiations by ironing out tariffs for dozens of tropical products, according to European officials.

欧洲官员表示，拟议中的解决方案将取消数十种热带农产品的关税，这可能将推动陷入僵局的多哈回合谈判。

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Trade war?In September, Washington slapped tariffs on tire imports from China, and just last week, imposed new duties on the import of a key Chinese steel product to the United States.

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It is true that trade tariffs have fallen in the US over the past 50 or 60 years.

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De Gucht said the deal would center on dismantling any remaining trade tariffs while tackling regulatory and certification barriers.

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But FDR worsened the financial collapse he inherited from Hoover by raising taxes, pursuing a tight money policy and failing to rescind the Smoot-Hawley trade tariffs.

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