特朗普巨額捐助者保爾森 不與中國脫鉤

特朗普巨額捐助者約翰·保爾森警告不要與中國“脫鉤”

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對衝基金億萬富翁被認為是財政部長的可能人選

左起：約翰·保爾森； 保爾森訂婚的阿琳娜·德·阿爾梅達； 梅拉尼婭·特朗普； 和唐納德·特朗普。 保爾森表示美中貿易“有利於全球經濟” © Alon Skuy/Getty Images

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如果唐納德·特朗普贏得總統選舉，共和黨巨額捐助者約翰·保爾森被認為是潛在的財政部長，他警告說，美國絕不能與中國“脫鉤”，他在貿易問題上的語氣比這位前總統更為謹慎。

這位對衝基金億萬富翁上周在佛羅裏達州舉辦了一場 5000 萬美元的籌款活動，接待了共和黨候選人，他還表示，特朗普誓言要對中國征收的關稅是解決貿易失衡的“生硬工具”。

“我們不想與中國脫鉤，”保爾森在接受英國《金融時報》采訪時表示。 “中國是世界第二大經濟體。 我們需要與他們建立良好的經濟和政治關係。”

這些言論表明，貿易仍然是特朗普與其財力雄厚的華爾街支持者之間可能存在分歧的領域。特朗普在提出“美國優先”議程時多次猛烈抨擊“全球主義者”。

他在擔任總統期間與北京發動了貿易戰，並繼續呼籲廣泛征收關稅，並可能使美國和中國經濟脫鉤。 他還對所有進口到美國的商品征收10%的關稅。

保爾森主張美中關係“公平和對等”，他說這種關係仍然“非常片麵”，並推動廢除一項允許中國免稅向美國出口廉價商品的法律。

但他表示，貿易“有利於全球經濟”，而關稅是“創造公平競爭環境的生硬工具”。

保爾森對美聯儲的態度也比特朗普更為溫和，特朗普指責美聯儲主席傑伊·鮑威爾“政治化”，暗示他今年可能會降低利率，以幫助民主黨參加總統選舉。

保爾森表示：“到目前為止，我對美聯儲實施利率政策的方式沒有任何疑問。”保爾森靠投資房地產泡沫而致富，而房地產泡沫導致了 2008 年股市崩盤。

保爾森還淡化了喬·拜登總統的經濟實力，包括快速增長、低失業率和創紀錄的股市新高。 他表示，經濟繁榮是由於自 Covid-19 大流行以來政府“過度”且“不可持續”的刺激支出。

保爾森反而對特朗普的記錄大加讚揚，並拒絕透露拜登贏得了 2020 年大選。

保爾森補充道：“2020 年選舉已經成為過去，但我確實相信人們對選舉公正性提出了合理的擔憂。” “展望未來，讓人們相信選舉的公平性和公正性非常重要。”

這位特朗普的資助者還猛烈抨擊了針對這位前總統的法庭案件，其中包括與他涉嫌推翻拜登勝利有關的指控。

“我認為很多針對特朗普的案件都是出於政治動機，”保爾森說。 “我從來沒有想到我們的司法係統會被用於政治目的。”

他補充道：“當人們了解這些案件的性質時，他們會覺得特朗普正在受到政治起訴。 這不但沒有傷害他，反而為特朗普創造了巨大的支持。”

早在特朗普擔任美國總統期間，其政府就與中國發生了貿易摩擦，而如今，他又繼續揚言如若重新上台執政，要繼續對華征收關稅，並可能讓美中經濟“脫鉤”。

當地時間2月4日，特朗普在接受福克斯新聞網采訪就放話聲稱，如若贏得大選，將對所有中國商品征收至少60%的關稅。但他又說，這並非“貿易戰”，他想和中國“和睦相處”。不止針對中國，這位美國前總統還曾提出，要對來自所有國家的進口商品“自動”征收10%的關稅。

報道稱，除了在貿易上態度比特朗普更謹慎，保爾森針對美聯儲的態度也比特朗普更溫和：“到目前為止，我對美聯儲的利率政策沒有任何意見。”相比之下，特朗普此前指責美聯儲主席鮑威爾正變得“政治化”，並暗示鮑威爾今年可能會利用降息，以幫助民主黨在總統大選中獲勝。

當然，作為特朗普的“大金主”，保爾森對現任總統拜登所吹噓的“經濟成績”不以為然，包括經濟成長、低失業率和創紀錄的股市高點，他認為，這種“繁榮景象”是由於新冠疫情大流行以來的“過度和不可持續的”政府刺激支出而得來。

相反，保爾森對特朗普的執政成績大加讚揚，並拒絕表態拜登贏得了上一次的2020年總統大選。“2020年大選已經過去，但我確實認為，人們對選舉公正性提出了合理的擔憂。”他說：“展望未來，人們相信選舉的公平性和完整性是非常重要的。”

此外，保爾森還抨擊了針對特朗普的法庭案件，其中包括他涉嫌試圖推翻拜登勝選的指控。“我認為很多針對特朗普的案件都是出於政治動機。”保爾森表示：“我從未想過美國的司法係統會被用於政治目的。”

今年3月，彭博社援引熟悉內情的人士爆料稱，已鎖定共和黨總統候選人提名的特朗普，目前已經與身邊人探討了若贏得11月總統大選，選擇對衝基金巨頭、有著“華爾街空神”之稱的保爾森出任財政部長的可能性，此外他還就潛在的內閣人選舉行了一係列會議。

不過，相關消息人士也表示，有關討論並非正式的，尚屬初步階段，特朗普並未就此作出任何決定，而且眾所周知，他的想法時常會改變。、穿著白襪的少女。外媒推測她可能是金正恩的女兒。此後，朝鮮消息人士透露，這名少女是玄鬆月的女兒。

Trump megadonor John Paulson warns against 'decoupling' from China

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Hedge fund billionaire is considered possible pick for Treasury secretary

From left, John Paulson; Alina de Almeida, who Paulson is engaged to; Melania Trump; and Donald Trump. Paulson says US-China trade is ‘beneficial for the global economy’ © Alon Skuy/Getty Images

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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.”