US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday on his own social media platform, Truth Social, to impose tariffs of 100%. on all imported goods from Canada if the country enters into a trade agreement with China.
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“If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a 'transhipment port' for China to ship goods and products to the United States, he is mistaken,” Trump wrote, calling Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “Governor.”
He estimated that “China will eat Canada alive and completely consume it, including the destruction of its businesses, its social fabric and its overall way of life.” He threatened to immediately impose 100 percent tariffs on Canadian goods if a trade agreement was signed.
Donald Trump threatens, Canada retreats
On Sunday evening Polish time, the Canadian prime minister assured that he “does not and will not seek a free trade agreement with China.”
A week ago, Carney announced in Beijing that China and Canada had reached a preliminary agreement abolishing trade barriers, including reducing tariffs on Canadian agricultural products and opening Canada to Chinese electric cars.
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, which ended on Friday, the Prime Minister of Canada delivered a speech critical of US policy, widely commented on in the world media. Shortly thereafter, Trump withdrew the invitation for Canada to join the Peace Council he established.
