U.S. International Trade Commission has announced hefty tariffs¹ on certain large residential² washing machines made in China.

美国国际贸易委员会近日宣布，将会对中国生产的某些大型家用洗衣机征收高额关税。

The ITC has been accusing Chinese manufacturers of dumping washing machines into the U.S. market at artificially low prices.

美国国际贸易委员会一直指责中国制造商以人为低价向美国市场倾销洗衣机。

As such, they are now being hit with punitive³ duties ranging from 32 to 52 percent.

正因如此，这些中国制造商受到了32%到52%之间的惩罚性关税。

Chinese companies exported some 1.1 billion US dollars' worth of large residential washing machines to the U.S. in 2015.

2015年，中国企业向美国出口了价值11亿美元的大型家用洗衣机。

China's Ministry⁴ of Commerce has since responded, saying the U.S. side should be moving to avoid trade protectionism.

中国商务部已经对此作出回应，称美方应该采取措施避免贸易保护主义。