美东时间9月5日彭博社报道称美国商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克批评瑞士的药品出口声称该国的财富主要建立在向美国销售药品的基础上。在贸易谈判破裂后瑞士副总统居伊·帕默兰将与他会面卢特尼克发表了上述言论。此前瑞士与美国就药品的贸易谈判已对瑞士商品征收39%的关税。制药业是瑞士最大的出口行业目前仍免征关税但卢特尼克暗示将对药品征收单独的关税。全球制药业的领军企业诺华公司和罗氏控股公司是瑞士在谈判中的核心辩护力量。卢特尼克对能否取得突破表示怀疑并表示“我并不乐观”。在贸易紧张局势加剧的背景下谈判仍在继续。
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