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As the World Cup approaches, North American relations are at a nadir

随着世界杯临近，北美关系跌至低谷

When in 2018 Canada, Mexico and the United States won their bid to host this year’s football World Cup jointly, the slogan was “United As One”. Aspirational as slogans are, this one was not absurd. North America is home to more than 500m people, accounts for roughly a third of global GDP and enjoys several big advantages: democratic governments, peaceful borders and economies with different strengths that are now deeply integrated.

2018年，当加拿大、墨西哥和美国联合申办并赢得今年足球世界杯主办权时，口号是 “团结如一（United As One）”。口号往往带有理想色彩，但这一句当时并不荒谬。北美拥有超过5亿人口，经济总量约占全球GDP的三分之一，并具备几项显著优势：民主政体、和平边界，以及优势互补且如今已深度融合的经济体。

But with less than two months before kick-off on June 11th, North America’s unity is under strain. The discord can be heard most clearly in its leaders’ language. President Donald Trump has threatened direct action against drug gangs in Mexico, saying his counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum is “very frightened” of them. He has repeatedly suggested making Canada the 51st state. Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, has responded by calling his country’s close relationship with its neighbour a “weakness”. The rift goes beyond words. One of Mr Trump’s first actions on returning to office last year was to impose tariffs on his neighbours’ exports to the United States.

但距离6月11日开赛不到两个月，北美的团结正承受压力。最明显的分歧，可以从领导人的言辞中听出来。唐纳德·特朗普总统曾威胁对墨西哥贩毒集团采取直接行动，并称其对手墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆“非常惧怕”这些集团。他还多次暗示要让加拿大成为“第51个州”。加拿大总理马克·卡尼则回应称，加拿大与邻国的紧密关系反而成了一种“弱点”。这种裂痕并不止于口头交锋。特朗普去年重返白宫后采取的首批行动之一，就是对邻国出口美国的商品加征关税。

Tensions will come to the fore this summer. On July 1st, with the tournament still under way, the trio must decide whether to extend the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—the trade deal negotiated by Mr Trump in his first term—beyond its current expiry date of 2036.

而今年夏天，紧张关系将进一步浮上台面。7月1日，在世界杯赛事仍在进行期间，这三个国家必须决定是否延长《美国-墨西哥-加拿大协定》（USMCA）——这项由特朗普在第一任期谈成的贸易协定——是否在当前2036年到期日之后继续有效。

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