Trump threatens 100 percent tariffs on Canada on China-National trade relationship
US President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Canada over its growing economic ties with China on Saturday, threatening higher trade costs between the two countries.
Trump said any move by Ottawa to help the Chinese gain access to American markets would be met with a 100 percent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump rejected the idea that Canada could serve as what he called a “dumping port” for Chinese exports to the American market.
“If Governor Carney thinks he’s going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to export goods and products to the United States, he’s making a big mistake,” Trump wrote. “China will eat Canada alive, devour it whole, including the destruction of their businesses, social networks and normal way of life,” his post read.
It’s the first time Trump has called Carney “the governor,” a term he has occasionally used for former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Trump added that any agreement between Canada and China that facilitates such trade would create “a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods and products entering the USA”.
Political analyst Lori Williams of Mount Royal University in Calgary said Trump appeared to be under pressure from the latest criticism, noting that his approach was “predictable”.
In an interview with Global News, he said, “underneath, there are many discussions happening in politics, economics, and the whole world is hoping to maintain stability in the midst of storms.”
The post came a week after Carney returned from a trip to Beijing, where he discussed a new “strategic partnership” with China aimed at expanding trade and investment between the two countries.
The agreement marks what Carney described as a “realignment” of Canada’s relationship with Beijing.
China has already begun moving rapidly to import Canadian agricultural products following the agreement.
Among the first shipments are Canadian canola oil and beef that Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald confirmed will be heading to China.
More to come.
– Via files from The Canadian Press
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