特朗普巨额捐助者保尔森 不与中国脱钩

特朗普巨额捐助者约翰·保尔森警告不要与中国“脱钩”

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左起：约翰·保尔森； 保尔森订婚的阿琳娜·德·阿尔梅达； 梅拉尼娅·特朗普； 和唐纳德·特朗普。 保尔森表示美中贸易“有利于全球经济” © Alon Skuy/Getty Images

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如果唐纳德·特朗普赢得总统选举，共和党巨额捐助者约翰·保尔森被认为是潜在的财政部长，他警告说，美国绝不能与中国“脱钩”，他在贸易问题上的语气比这位前总统更为谨慎。

这位对冲基金亿万富翁上周在佛罗里达州举办了一场 5000 万美元的筹款活动，接待了共和党候选人，他还表示，特朗普誓言要对中国征收的关税是解决贸易失衡的“生硬工具”。

“我们不想与中国脱钩，”保尔森在接受英国《金融时报》采访时表示。 “中国是世界第二大经济体。 我们需要与他们建立良好的经济和政治关系。”

这些言论表明，贸易仍然是特朗普与其财力雄厚的华尔街支持者之间可能存在分歧的领域。特朗普在提出“美国优先”议程时多次猛烈抨击“全球主义者”。

他在担任总统期间与北京发动了贸易战，并继续呼吁广泛征收关税，并可能使美国和中国经济脱钩。 他还对所有进口到美国的商品征收10%的关税。

保尔森主张美中关系“公平和对等”，他说这种关系仍然“非常片面”，并推动废除一项允许中国免税向美国出口廉价商品的法律。

但他表示，贸易“有利于全球经济”，而关税是“创造公平竞争环境的生硬工具”。

保尔森对美联储的态度也比特朗普更为温和，特朗普指责美联储主席杰伊·鲍威尔“政治化”，暗示他今年可能会降低利率，以帮助民主党参加总统选举。

保尔森表示：“到目前为止，我对美联储实施利率政策的方式没有任何疑问。”保尔森靠投资房地产泡沫而致富，而房地产泡沫导致了 2008 年股市崩盘。

保尔森还淡化了乔·拜登总统的经济实力，包括快速增长、低失业率和创纪录的股市新高。 他表示，经济繁荣是由于自 Covid-19 大流行以来政府“过度”且“不可持续”的刺激支出。

保尔森反而对特朗普的记录大加赞扬，并拒绝透露拜登赢得了 2020 年大选。

保尔森补充道：“2020 年选举已经成为过去，但我确实相信人们对选举公正性提出了合理的担忧。” “展望未来，让人们相信选举的公平性和公正性非常重要。”

这位特朗普的资助者还猛烈抨击了针对这位前总统的法庭案件，其中包括与他涉嫌推翻拜登胜利有关的指控。

“我认为很多针对特朗普的案件都是出于政治动机，”保尔森说。 “我从来没有想到我们的司法系统会被用于政治目的。”

他补充道：“当人们了解这些案件的性质时，他们会觉得特朗普正在受到政治起诉。 这不但没有伤害他，反而为特朗普创造了巨大的支持。”

早在特朗普担任美国总统期间，其政府就与中国发生了贸易摩擦，而如今，他又继续扬言如若重新上台执政，要继续对华征收关税，并可能让美中经济“脱钩”。

当地时间2月4日，特朗普在接受福克斯新闻网采访就放话声称，如若赢得大选，将对所有中国商品征收至少60%的关税。但他又说，这并非“贸易战”，他想和中国“和睦相处”。不止针对中国，这位美国前总统还曾提出，要对来自所有国家的进口商品“自动”征收10%的关税。

报道称，除了在贸易上态度比特朗普更谨慎，保尔森针对美联储的态度也比特朗普更温和：“到目前为止，我对美联储的利率政策没有任何意见。”相比之下，特朗普此前指责美联储主席鲍威尔正变得“政治化”，并暗示鲍威尔今年可能会利用降息，以帮助民主党在总统大选中获胜。

当然，作为特朗普的“大金主”，保尔森对现任总统拜登所吹嘘的“经济成绩”不以为然，包括经济成长、低失业率和创纪录的股市高点，他认为，这种“繁荣景象”是由于新冠疫情大流行以来的“过度和不可持续的”政府刺激支出而得来。

相反，保尔森对特朗普的执政成绩大加赞扬，并拒绝表态拜登赢得了上一次的2020年总统大选。“2020年大选已经过去，但我确实认为，人们对选举公正性提出了合理的担忧。”他说：“展望未来，人们相信选举的公平性和完整性是非常重要的。”

此外，保尔森还抨击了针对特朗普的法庭案件，其中包括他涉嫌试图推翻拜登胜选的指控。“我认为很多针对特朗普的案件都是出于政治动机。”保尔森表示：“我从未想过美国的司法系统会被用于政治目的。”

今年3月，彭博社援引熟悉内情的人士爆料称，已锁定共和党总统候选人提名的特朗普，目前已经与身边人探讨了若赢得11月总统大选，选择对冲基金巨头、有着“华尔街空神”之称的保尔森出任财政部长的可能性，此外他还就潜在的内阁人选举行了一系列会议。

不过，相关消息人士也表示，有关讨论并非正式的，尚属初步阶段，特朗普并未就此作出任何决定，而且众所周知，他的想法时常会改变。、穿着白袜的少女。外媒推测她可能是金正恩的女儿。此后，朝鲜消息人士透露，这名少女是玄松月的女儿。

Trump megadonor John Paulson warns against 'decoupling' from China

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Hedge fund billionaire is considered possible pick for Treasury secretary

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John Paulson, the Republican megadonor considered to be a potential Treasury secretary if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, has warned that the US must not “decouple” from China, striking a more measured tone than the former president on trade.

The hedge fund billionaire, who hosted the Republican candidate at a $50mn fundraiser in Florida last week, also said tariffs, which Trump has vowed to impose on China, were a “blunt tool” to fix trade imbalances.

“We don’t want to decouple from China,” Paulson told the Financial Times in an interview. “China is the second-largest economy in the world. We need to have a good economic and political relationship with them.”

The comments show that trade remains an area of potential disagreement between Trump, who has repeatedly lashed out at “globalists” as he proposes an “America first” agenda, and his deep-pocketed Wall Street backers.

He launched a trade war with Beijing during his presidency and has continued to call for widespread tariffs and potentially a decoupling of the US and Chinese economy. He has also floated a 10 per cent tariff on all goods imported into the US.

Paulson advocated for “fairness and reciprocity” in the US relationship with China, which he said remained “very one-sided”, and pushed to eliminate a law allowing China to export cheap goods to the US duty-free.

But trade was “beneficial for the global economy”, he said, and tariffs were a “blunt tool to level the playing field”.

Paulson also struck a more moderate tone on the Federal Reserve than Trump, who has accused chair Jay Powell of being “political”, suggesting he might lower interest rates this year to help Democrats in the presidential election.

“So far, I don’t have any issues with the way the Fed is approaching their interest rate policies,” said Paulson, who made his fortune investing against the housing bubble that caused the 2008 crash.

Paulson also downplayed the strength of President Joe Biden’s economy, which has included fast growth, low unemployment and record stock market highs. The boom was due to “excessive” and “unsustainable” government stimulus spending since the Covid-19 pandemic, he said. 

Paulson instead heaped praise on Trump’s record, and declined to say that Biden had won the 2020 election.

“The 2020 election is in the past, but I do believe there were legitimate concerns raised about election integrity,” Paulson added. “Going forward, it’s very important that people believe in the fairness and integrity of elections.”

The Trump funder also hit out at the court cases against the former president, which include charges relating to his alleged efforts to overturn Biden’s victory.

“I think a lot of these cases against Trump are politically motivated,” Paulson said. “I never thought it would be happening in the US that our judicial system would be used for political purposes.”

He added: “When people understand the nature of these cases, they feel that Trump is being politically prosecuted. Instead of harming him, it’s creating enormous support for Trump.”