The tariff is fully consistent with a special arrangement negotiated at the time of China’s accession to the WTO, which allows the US to impose temporary protection when its markets are “disrupted” by Chinese exports. The tariffs that Obama imposed were considerably below what the USITC had recommended.
但是，我们很有可能对此作出的过度反应。此类税收完全是在中国进入WTO谈判时提出的特别条款，前提是如果美国市场在受到来自中国进口产品的“干扰”，美国可以采取“临时性”的保护。况且，奥巴马提出的税率明显低于美国国际贸易委员会要求的数字。而且，这仅仅占了中国对美国总出口产品的0.3%。