美国总统布什访英,可谓动静不小。不仅英国的安全警戒达到前所未有的最高级别,抗议示威的规模和激烈程度也前所罕见。同时,英国商界也火药味十足地要求布什尽快取消对钢材的高额征税。布什的访问恰逢英国工业联合会在英格兰中部城市伯明翰举行年度会议。本来会议为年度例行会议,一向主要以讨论国内国际经济环境,展望发展前景,加强企业界与政府部门之间的沟通和交流为要。然而,随着伊拉克战争以来欧美关系演变,欧洲与美国在钢材贸易方面的龃龉等,维护 U.S. President Bush’s visit to Britain can be described as a real move. Not only has Britain’s security alert hit its highest level ever, but the scale and intensity of the protests have also been rare. At the same time, the British business community is also full of gunpowder demands that Bush eliminate the high tax on steel as soon as possible. Bush’s visit coincides with the annual meeting of the British Confederation of Industry held in Birmingham, central England. Originally, the meeting was the annual routine meeting. It has always been mainly to discuss the domestic and international economic environment, look forward to the development prospects, and strengthen the communication and exchange between the business community and government departments. However, with the evolvement of the relations between Europe and the United States since the Iraq war and the ferocity of steel trade between Europe and the United States,