南非总统拉马福萨：须为可能被排除出美国AGOA免税安排作准备 称就业影响将是「毁灭性的」
据路透社10月19日报道，南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨周一表示，随着华盛顿与比勒陀利亚关系恶化，南非必须为可能被排除出美国免税贸易倡议《非洲增长与机会法案》（AGOA）作准备。
AGOA给予符合条件的非洲国家数千种产品免税进入美国市场的待遇，南非多年来一直从中受益。路透社指出，特朗普政府以特朗普所称的南非迫害白人为由对南非采取强硬措施，南非政府称这一说法是边缘团体散布的不实之词。拉马福萨表示，南非是否还能留在AGOA内仍有待观察，其政府正与美方同行磋商；一些美国官员曾建议应把南非排除在外。
拉马福萨说：「作为总统，我需要在它真的发生时让我们做好准备。」他表示，此事对就业的影响将是「毁灭性的」，他与副总统保罗·马沙蒂莱一直在世界各地奔走，寻找替代市场。拉马福萨还举例说，与中国最近达成的一项贸易安排是积极一步：中国今年5月对符合条件的南非商品推出了零关税安排。（GSM 据路透社报道）
South Africa's Ramaphosa: Country Must Prepare for Potential Loss of US AGOA Trade Benefits; Jobs Impact Would Be "Devastating"
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States' duty-free trade initiative, AGOA, as relations between Washington and Pretoria have soured, Reuters reported on October 19.
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) gives eligible African countries duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products, and South Africa has benefited from it for years. President Donald Trump's administration has cracked down on South Africa for what Trump claims is its persecution of white people; South Africa's government says this is a falsehood spread by fringe groups. Ramaphosa said it remained to be seen whether South Africa would remain part of AGOA and that his government was in discussions with US counterparts; some US officials have suggested South Africa should be excluded.
"I need, as president, to prepare us if it ever happens," Ramaphosa said. He said the impact on jobs would be "devastating" and that he and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have been travelling around the world to explore alternative markets. Ramaphosa cited a recent trade agreement with China as a positive step; China introduced a zero-tariff scheme for qualifying South African goods in May. (GSM, via Reuters)
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：南非行政首都比勒陀利亚的联合大厦。总统拉马福萨称南非须为可能失去美国AGOA免税待遇作准备。（供稿图）
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