Then in a meeting in January he seems to have clashed with Robert Lighthizer, the United States Trade Representative.

然后在1月份的会议上，他似乎又和美国贸易代表罗伯特·莱特希泽起了冲突。

In announcing the launch, Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative (ustr), pledged to " keep Congress close" in shaping the ipef--a far cry from putting it to a vote.

在宣布启动该计划时，美国贸易代表邰丽华(Katherine Tai)承诺在制定ipef时会“与国会保持密切联系”——这与最终送去表决相距甚远。

As the Office of the United States Trade Representative has said, " Text-based negotiations at the WTO will take time given the consensus-based nature of the institution and the complexity of the issues involved."

正如美国贸易代表办公室所说：“鉴于世界贸易组织以共识为基础的性质和所涉问题的复杂性，基于文本的谈判需要时间。”

But it has already sparked significant controversy, with the United States trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies, which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.

但是，法案已引发重大争议，美国贸易代表已经开始调查此项税法是否域视美国企业，进而可能导致美国对法国实施贸易制裁。