浅谈301——我们其实是在替美国公司赚钱

来源: 2017-08-21 19:08:11 [博客] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 本文已被阅读:

The US has initiated an investigation into China's theft of US intellectual property (IP) using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

What that boils down to is that the US just fired the first shot in a trade war with China.

From 2001 to 2016, US imports from China increased by a factor of 3.5, while US exports to China increased by nearly a factor of six — but never mind that.

China consumes a ton of products made by Trump's base. It is the largest market for US soybeans (62% in 2016) and airplanes (25% of Boeing passenger planes in 2016). It the second-largest market for US cotton (14% in 2016), auto (17% in 2016), and semiconductors (15% in 2016). But never mind them, and never mind any of that.

——来源:Business Insider

美国对中国的指责是不公平的。上述美国产的大豆、飞机、棉花、汽车和半导体在中国的消费情况就是很好的例子。这里我再补充自己的例子。

我们替欧洲做过动力产品,其中用的电子仪器全部来自美国的Garmin,我在美国购买时交了6%的消费税。水加热器也来自美国,也交了6%的消费税。但水加热器体积太大,我带不上飞机,交给Fedex快递到了中国。这个产品除了原材料、人工和水电外,其余设备均来自美国和欧洲。做这个产品不仅支持了美国的制造业,也支持了美国的物流业。我们其实是在替美国公司赚钱

后来做过澳大利亚的动力产品,产品中最贵的发动机都是美国产的。我们其实是在替美国公司赚钱。

做过出口的都知道要填Form A。所有中国出口的产品在Form A 上填写的产地都是China。于是,美国的经济学家就把同类产品在美国制造与在中国制造的差价看成了中国的利润。