特朗普政府在美国中期选举前两周宣布解除对部分加拿大商品的50%关税1。这一豁免自10月30日起生效，涉及胶合板、纸制品、某些机械和制冷设备等产品1。
共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯率先公布了该决定，表示这些被豁免的商品对缅因州的蓝莓、土豆、苹果和海草生产者至关重要1。白宫在声明中称，这一举措反映了特朗普"继续努力保护美国工人并确保公平贸易"的承诺1。
美国与加拿大的贸易紧张局势背景下，去年8月贸易谈判破裂后，美国对价值200亿加元的加拿大商品征收了50%的关税1。加拿大总理马克·卡尼上月以"一美元对一美元"的方式对等制裁美国关税1。
The Trump administration has announced a reduction in tariffs on select Canadian products, effective October 30, just two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.1 The 50% tariffs previously imposed on CAD 20 billion worth of Canadian goods will be lowered for items including plywood, paper products, certain machinery, and refrigeration equipment.1
The tariff relief comes against the backdrop of a trade dispute that escalated after U.S.-Canada trade negotiations collapsed in August of the previous year.1 Republican Senator Susan Collins, who first announced the exemption, argued that the relief would benefit Maine's agricultural sector, describing the exempted goods as critical to the state's blueberry, potato, apple, and seaweed producers.1 In response to the original American tariffs, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had imposed equivalent retaliatory sanctions on U.S. goods on a dollar-for-dollar basis the previous month.1
The White House characterized the move as reflecting Trump's "continued effort to protect American workers and ensure fair trade."1
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