2026年8月15日 / 美国东部时间下午6:40 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/法新社
哥伦比亚新总统阿韦拉多·德拉埃斯普列利亚周六呼吁特朗普总统暂停目前针对这个南美国家的关税措施，该国正经历一场致命地震后的艰难时刻。
美国对哥伦比亚产品的关税税率在7月底从10%上调至12.5%，咖啡和石油等少数商品除外。
“我请求他考虑暂时暂停影响哥伦比亚产品的高额关税，以便为我国企业主提供一些喘息空间，他们因地震影响正面临极为艰难的处境，”德拉埃斯普列利亚在X平台上表示。
上调后的关税于7月24日正式生效，取代了特朗普政府今年早些时候实施的即将到期的全球关税措施。
德拉埃斯普列利亚表示，他与特朗普进行了约10分钟的交谈，特朗普对周一7.4级地震造成的人员伤亡表示了哀悼。
“此次谈话非常友好、亲切，”这位哥伦比亚领导人说。
“我告诉他，我们面前面临着一项巨大挑战：在我接手时极为艰难且近乎灾难性的经济环境中重建哥伦比亚。”
哥伦比亚广播公司已联系白宫寻求对此项请求的置评。
此次地震重创了哥伦比亚西部城市卡利和佩雷拉，造成近300人死亡，近1.3万座房屋被毁。
2026年8月15日，即造成数百人死亡的7.4级地震发生数日后，人们在哥伦比亚佩雷拉拍摄到建筑废墟。路易斯·阿科斯塔 / 法新社通过盖蒂图片社
今年7月，特朗普政府对包括哥伦比亚在内的60个国家征收最高12.5%的关税，理由是这些国家未能杜绝强迫劳动。此次关税是根据1974年《贸易法》第301条实施的，取代了今年2月实施、刚刚到期的同一贸易法案第122条规定的关税。
特朗普政府先是根据第122条、后又根据第301条实施关税，此前最高法院在2月份裁定特朗普根据另一项法律——1977年《国际紧急经济权力法》——实施的大规模关税非法，称其未经国会授权擅自征收。
特朗普在百万富翁律师出身的政治家德拉埃斯普列利亚竞选总统期间为其背书。德拉埃斯普列利亚接替了左翼人士古斯塔沃·佩特罗，佩特罗政府曾多次与白宫产生分歧。佩特罗于去年10月被美国财政部制裁，哥伦比亚广播公司今年3月报道称，他正受到联邦毒品调查。
就职以来，德拉埃斯普列利亚加入了所谓的“美洲之盾”组织，这是由特朗普牵头的反 cartel 联盟，成员包括拉美地区亲美政府，如阿根廷、厄瓜多尔和萨尔瓦多。
成员国共享信息，并协调司法和安全力量，以打击跨国犯罪活动。
德拉埃斯普列利亚计划与美国和以色列建立军事联盟，以加强其打击游击队的行动。
Colombian president says he asked Trump to suspend tariffs after devastating earthquake
August 15, 2026 / 6:40 PM EDT / CBS/AFP
Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on President Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake.
U.S. tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10% to 12.5% in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee and oil.
“I asked him to consider to temporarily suspend the high tariffs that are affecting Colombian products, in order to give some relief to our business owners, who are facing very difficult times due to the effects of the earthquake,” De la Espriella said on X.
The increased tariffs went into effect on July 24, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by the Trump administration earlier this year.
De la Espriella said he has spoken for about 10 minutes with Mr. Trump, who he said expressed his condolences over the deaths from Monday’s 7.4-magnitude quake.
“The conversation was very friendly and cordial,” the Colombian leader said.
“I told him that we have a huge challenge ahead: rebuilding Colombia amid the extremely difficult and apocalyptic economic situation that I inherited.”
CBS News has reached out the White House for comment on the request.
The tremor devastated the western Colombian cities of Cali and Pereira, leaving nearly 300 people dead and destroying almost 13,000 homes.
The building debris is pictured in Pereira, Colombia, on Aug. 15, 2026, days after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that killed hundreds of people. Luis ACOSTA /AFP via Getty Images
In July, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 nations, including Colombia, which it accused of failing to stamp out forced labor. The tariffs were imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Section 301 tariffs replaced levies enacted under Section 122 of the same trade act which had been imposed in February and had just expired.
The White House moves to enact tariffs under Section 122 and then Section 301 came after the Supreme Court in February struck down sweeping tariffs Mr. Trump had enacted under a different law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, ruling that they were illegally imposed without congressional authorization.
Mr. Trump endorsed the right-wing De la Espriella, a millionaire lawyer-turned-politician, during his run for the presidency. De la Espriella succeeded the leftist Gustavo Petro, whose administration was frequently at odds with the White House. Petro was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last October, and CBS News reported in March that he was the subject of a federal narcotics probe.
Since taking office, De la Espriella has joined the so-called Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel alliance headed by Mr. Trump and made up of pro-U.S. governments across Latin America, including Argentina, Ecuador and El Salvador.
Member states exchange information and coordinate judicial and security forces to address transnational criminal activity.
De la Espriella plans to forge a military alliance with the U.S. and Israel to help bolster his war on guerrillas.
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