美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普签署行政令禁用华为 意在向中方施压

 

First story, an Executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump¹ that will stop American companies from using certain telecommunications equipment. The president says anything that could be a risk to U.S. national security is off limits.

There's this company in China named Huawei. It's the largest provider of telecom equipment in the world. The U.S. government is concerned that the Chinese government could use Huawei's equipment to s?py on other countries.

And though the White House did not say it was specifically targeting China and Huawei with the new Executive order, the U.S. Commerce Department later added Huawei to the list of companies that could be undermining American interests. So there's no doubt that Huawei is covered by this Executive order. Dozens of small and rural wireless² carriers in the U.S. currently use Huawei equipment. So they're trying to find out how this will effect them going forward. The Chinese company says the order will put an obstacle in the rollout of 5G wireless technology in America and that it would hurt American businesses and consumers.

But trade experts say this could hurt China too because Huawei gets a lot of the parts it uses from American companies like Qualcomm and Intel and this order could make it harder for Huawei to get those parts. So the impact on 5G could be felt on both sides of the Pacific. This is happening as the U.S. and China face off in an escalating³ trade dispute, and it's seen as a way for the American government to pressure the Chinese government over that. The White House says the Executive order is part of President Trump's commitment to keep American networks safe. But China says the U.S. actions are wrong.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

3 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句