8日,美国太空探索技术公司(SpaceX)和特斯拉汽车公司(Tesla Motors)的CEO、PayPal的联合创办人伊隆•马斯克连发推文,就川普征收钢铝税发表看法。
马斯克现年46岁,曾是川普总统顾问委员会成员,去年6月退出。
8日下午,他回应了川普的一篇推文。他问总统:“您认为美中两国应该有公平对等的汽车规定吗?即相同的进口税、所有权限制及其它规定。”
Do you think the US & China should have equal & fair rules for cars? Meaning, same import duties, ownership constraints & other factors.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2018
作为汽车业大亨,他一针见血指出了中美汽车贸易存在的不公平:“例如,美国汽车进入中国要缴纳25%的进口税,而中国汽车进入美国只需支付2.5%的关税,十倍之差。”
For example, an American car going to China pays 25% import duty, but a Chinese car coming to the US only pays 2.5%, a tenfold difference
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2018
针对所有权问题,马斯克写道:“没有一家美国汽车公司获允在中国拥有其自己厂家50%的股权,但在美国有五家中国电动汽车公司,其所有权都是100%。”
Also, no US auto company is allowed to own even 50% of their own factory in China, but there are five 100% China-owned EV auto companies in the US
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2018
“总的来说,我反对进口税,但当前的规定把事情弄得很难,就像是穿着铅鞋参加奥运比赛。”
I am against import duties in general, but the current rules make things very difficult. It’s like competing in an Olympic race wearing lead shoes.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2018
马斯克在8日发表的最后一则推文中表示:“我们向上届政府提出过这个问题,但毫无改变。只想要个公平的结果,理想情况是关税/规则能够对等地适度。没有更多要求。希望这看起来没什么不合理。”
We raised this with the prior administration and nothing happened. Just want a fair outcome, ideally where tariffs/rules are equally moderate. Nothing more. Hope this does not seem unreasonable.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2018
(记者李佳欣综合报导/责任编辑:东野)