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特朗普一年新政回顾--正反观点大碰撞！

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Donald Trump¹ was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20 last year.

Three days later, he signed an executive order announcing the US withdrawal² from the Trans-Pacific Partnership³, TPP. Later that month, Trump signed a controversial travel ban executive order, halting refugees and barring citizens from seven countries in West Asia and North Africa. In April, Neil Gorsuch, nominated by Trump, was sworn in as the Supreme⁴ Court justice, making the court once again dominated by conservatives. By the end of the year, Trump signed a defense⁵ policy bill worth nearly 700 billion U.S. dollars and announced the national security strategy, listing China and Russia as "competitors." Before Christmas, he signed a tax reform bill into law, the most significant overhaul⁶ of the U.S. tax system since 1986.

On the foreign policy front, Trump began his first foreign trip in May to Saudi Arabia and signed an arms deal worth 110 billion U.S. dollars. In June, he announced the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement, later that month, revisions to parts of his predecessor⁷ Barack Obama's Cuba policy. In October, Trump announced the withdrawal from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Late last year, he announced his official recognition of Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, and instructed to begin the process of moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.

On the China-US ties, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in April. Then early November, Trump paid his first state visit to China. It was also the first state visit by a foreign leader after the key party national congress of the CPC, with the two countries signing deals worth over 250 billion US dollars.

For more on this, CRI's Suyi joined on the line by Dr. Da Wei, assistant president of University of International Relations；Harvey Dzodin, fellow for the think tank, Center for China and Globalization；Randall Schweller, professor of political science and Joan Huber faculty fellow at Ohio State University, Editor-in-chief of Security Studies

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

7 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。