约，这周四！看中美主播隔空battle！

本周四！

一场精彩绝伦的辩论赛将吸引全世界的目光！

近日，中国国际电视台（CGTN）主播刘欣和美国福克斯商业频道（Fox Business）主播翠西·里根（Trish Regan）的一场隔空激辩引来网友广泛关注。

事情的前因后果究竟是怎样的？

让我们一起来了解一下~

5月14日

在5月14日美国黄金时间播出的一篇措辞强硬的评论中，福克斯商业频道（Fox Business）女主播Trish Regan（翠西·里根）称中美贸易不平衡是美国必须用在中国身上的“武器”。

Trish Regan称美国是中美贸易关系中的“受害者”。

除了叫嚣中国的繁荣是“以美国利益为代价”之外，翠西三次责怪中国人从美国人那里“偷走”了数十亿美元。按她的话说，“我们别无选择”（we don’t really have a choice），唯有一“战”。

5月22日

CGTN主持人刘欣在一期评论短视频中有力驳斥了Trish Regan的言论。

CGTN主播刘欣批FOX女主播Trish

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A recent commentary on Fox Business Network–which is part of the No. 1 news channel in America and the most influential cheerleader of White House policies–unsurprisingly embraced the U.S. government's "economic war" with China.

But the harshly-worded piece, which aired during prime-time on May 14, also took matters one step further: host Trish Regan branded the U.S. trade imbalance with China as a "weapon"–which the U.S. must use against China.

Beyond claiming that China continues to prosper "at our expense," Regan blamed the Chinese three times for "stealing" billions from the Americans. According to her, "We don't really have a choice" but to wage this "war."

Words have consequences. Her economic warmongering reaches millions of Americans in their homes–and possibly many others around the world. And given the close, almost symbiotic relationship that the Fox has with the current U.S. administration, it's fair to say she also speaks for Trump's America.

She portrays America as the real victim here, implying that previous U.S. administrations were somehow suckered by the scheming Chinese. She's so sure of U.S. victimhood, so indignant, that her eyes practically spitfire. If you were an American who didn't know any better, you, too, might clench your fists and pound the wall.

Yet, in carefully analyzing her words, it's all emotion and accusation – supported with little substance.

One figure upon which she bases her argument is that alleged Chinese intellectual property theft deprives the American economy of 600 billion U.S. dollars, annually. That number, also cited by other mainstream U.S. media like CNN, comes from a 2017 report of the Commission on the Theft of American IP, produced by the National Bureau of Asian Research, a non-profit U.S. organization. Those are only their estimates, yet to be verified independently. And how do you define theft?! According to whom?

Even then, she misidentifies this figure. The report actually says, "The total low-end value of the annual cost of IP theft" to the U.S. economy "may be as high as 600 billion U.S. dollars." Overall. It's not referring to China, but the whole world combined.

Dear Trish, perhaps you need a better research team.

Watching her commentary, though, it makes me realize: if the U.S. side approaches these trade talks with such bigotry and hostility, they'll lead nowhere.

The kind of language being used against China has been derogatory, to say the least: war, weapons, stealing, even that our country is "raping" their economy, by the way, how do you "rape" an economy? This is not the language of a trade "partner," but the insults you might hurl at an enemy.

China has tried to hold its head high and refrain from such "uncivil" language, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. The U.S. side did not hesitate to brandish the "weapon," and slap higher tariffs on China. Now, one year after the trade frictions first erupted, China itself is finally calling this a trade "war."

Can you negotiate with people who cross a line of decency? I don't think so. When they issue unreasonable demands, compounded by virtually pointing a gun at your head – in this case, of course, tariffs – even if you wanted to engage, you simply can't.

The U.S. now admits or even brags about this approach. On May 19, in an interview broadcast on Fox – yes, that same channel – President Trump said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping, "Don't expect a 50-50 deal. It has to be a deal in favor of America."

Well, this is the 21st century. The days when you could arm-twist a country to accept unequal treaties ended long ago. The Chinese people rejected such treaties back then – and will do so today, as well.

For people like Trish Regan, or anyone else who thinks that economics should be "weaponized" against China, they'll be disappointed. Two can play at that game. Nevertheless, China will remain "the adult in the room." Unless the U.S. side returns to civility and treats China as an equal, it's impossible to pursue productive trade talks.

刘欣指出翠西所引用数据的漏洞，翠西声称来自中国的“知识产权盗窃”导致美国经济每年损失高达6000亿美元。
That number comes from a 2017 report of the Commission on the Theft of American IP, produced by the National Bureau of Asian Research, a non-profit US organization. Those are only their estimates, yet to be verified independently.

这一数据源自美国非营利机构国家亚洲研究局2017年发布的一份“美国知识产权遭窃委员会”报告，但这只是并未得到验证的估算而已。

该份报告里的原话是：

“The total low-end value of the annual cost of IP theft” to the US economy “may be as high as $600 billion.” Overall. It’s not referring to China, but the whole world combined.
低端知识产权盗窃对美国经济造成的损失或可高达每年6000亿美元。这并非指中国，而是综合全球而言。

刘欣进而批评了翠西在节目中充满贬损与恶意的态度。

她表示，一段时间以来，美方用在中国身上的言辞都是“战争”（war）、“武器”（weapons）、“偷窃”（stealing）。

“This is not the language of a trade 'partner,' but the insults you might hurl at an enemy.”
这不是适用于贸易伙伴的语言，而是用在敌人身上的羞辱。

中方一直尽力保持克制，避免使用这种粗鲁的言语，但美方却变本加厉用经济手段作为武器对中国商品加征更高的关税。

刘欣说：

Can you negotiate with people who cross a line of decency? I don’t think so.

谁还能跟失去体面的人谈判？谁都不能。

次日

视频发布后，翠西·里根在节目中用11分钟喊话刘欣。

她说：

“The Chinese are launching a full-scale, information war against the United States of America and their newest target, me! Yeah, me! Because I have dared to say we should engage in economic warfare with the financial tools that we have.”
中国人正在针对美国发动一场全面的信息战，而他们最新的目标，竟然是我！因为我胆敢说我们应该拿起手中的金融武器投入一场经济战役。

此外，翠西还认为刘欣不仅针对她个人，而是对所有的美国女性都进行了人身攻击……