2026-07-06 21:44 UTC / 路透社
作者：大卫·谢泼德森与大卫·劳德
2026年7月6日 美国东部时间晚上9:44 更新于1小时前
美国加利福尼亚州总检察长罗布·邦塔2026年6月4日在加州奥克兰接受路透社采访时发言。路透社/内森·弗兰迪诺摄
华盛顿，7月6日（路透社）——22名民主党州总检察长组成的团体于周一反对特朗普政府拟针对59个国家和欧盟加征最高12.5%关税的计划，理由是这些国家未能遏制强迫劳动制成品的贸易。
加利福尼亚州总检察长罗布·邦塔等人称这些关税违法，认为加征关税将推高商品价格，“并将延续此前关税政策造成的经济破坏”。他们表示，此举是为了替代被美国最高法院裁定无效的关税，是在找借口。
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美国贸易代表办公室拒绝就总检察长们的信件置评，称其政策是不对正在进行的贸易调查发表评论。
该拟议关税方案将帮助重建美国总统唐纳德·特朗普于今年2月被美国最高法院推翻的紧急关税政策。
这封信件还得到了亚利桑那州、密歇根州、伊利诺伊州、弗吉尼亚州、科罗拉多州、北卡罗来纳州、纽约州和新泽西州总检察长的联名签署。与此同时，美国贸易代表办公室将于周二启动为期三天的公开听证会，讨论针对包括欧盟在内的16个经济体加征10%关税、针对另外44个国家加征12.5%关税的拟议方案。
总检察长们表示，美国贸易代表办公室正在滥用“301条款”赋予的权力，试图“掩盖本届政府几乎对所有美国进口商品全面加征关税的既定计划”。
他们称：“现有证据并不支持通过全面 blanket 关税来解决全球国际贸易中的强迫劳动问题；相反，美国贸易代表办公室应该通过其他方式，与各国开展合作并切实有效地减少强迫劳动以及强迫劳动制成品的贸易。”
美国贸易代表办公室表示，针对这60个经济体的关税将覆盖美国进口商品总额的99.4%。
各州总检察长们称：“强迫劳动商品与此次加征的关税之间没有任何关联”，并指责政府的报告仓促出炉，与此前依据301条款开展的调查结果不符。
该报告援引美国劳工部的一份出版物，指出了三种由强迫劳动生产的商品，其中包括巴西冷冻牛肉。
各州总检察长们指出，美国贸易代表办公室提议对包括冷冻牛肉在内的多种牛肉产品豁免关税。
美国贸易代表办公室“按照产品类别而非国家制定豁免清单，这同样证明了所谓关税旨在针对性改变相关国家行为的说法站不住脚”。
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Democratic AGs oppose Trump plan to impose tariffs on forced labor concerns
2026-07-06 21:44 UTC / Reuters
By David Shepardson and David Lawder
July 6, 2026 9:44 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during an interview with Reuters in Oakland, California, U.S., June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – A group of 22 Democratic state attorneys general on Monday opposed the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59 countries and the European Union over allegations they failed to curb trade in goods made with forced labor.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and others called the tariffs unlawful, arguing the levies will make goods more expensive “and will continue the economic devastation that prior tariffs have caused.” They called the move a pretext to replace tariffs that were invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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USTR declined to comment on the AGs’ letter, citing a policy of not commenting on ongoing trade investigations.
The proposal would help rebuild U.S. President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in February.
The letter — also signed by the AGs of Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina, New York and New Jersey — comes as the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office on Tuesday is set to launch a three-day public hearing on the proposed tariffs of 10% on 16 economies, including the European Union, and 12.5% on 44 other countries.
The AGs said USTR is abusing authority under “Section 301” in an attempt “to paper over the administration’s predetermined sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports to the United States.”
“The record does not support imposition of these sweeping blanket tariffs to curb the worldwide problem of forced labor in international trade; instead, the USTR should work collaboratively and effectively with countries to reduce forced labor, and trading in goods made with forced labor, by other means,” they said.
USTR said the tariffs on the 60 economies will cover 99.4% of goods imported to the United States.
“There is no link between forced labor goods and the tariffs imposed,” the state AGs said, calling the government report rushed and inconsistent with prior investigations under Section 301.
The report cites a Labor Department publication highlighting three goods produced with forced labor, including frozen beef from Brazil.
The state AGs noted USTR proposes to exempt many beef products from the tariffs, including frozen beef.
USTR lists “exemptions by product, not country, which similarly belies the notion that the tariffs are targeted in any way to change behavior.”
Reporting by David Shepardson and David Lawder; Editing by Sonali Paul
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