US will have ‘very substantial’ response if Canada enacts trade deal with China: Trump

Carney praised new US-China trade deal in Beijing; Trump warns of serious consequences

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States would respond in a significant way if Canada proceeds with ‌the trade ‌agreement that ‌it ⁠negotiated with ‌China.

“If they do a deal with China, yeah, we’ll do something very substantial,” Trump told ⁠reporters aboard Air Force ‌One. “We don’t want ‍China ‍to take over ‍Canada. And if they make the deal that he’s looking to make, China will take over Canada.”

Trump ⁠last week said he would impose a 100 per cent tariffs on Canada if it follows through on a trade deal with China.

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A week ago, US President Donald Trump on warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 per cent tariff on all goods coming over the border.

Relations between the United States and its northern neighbor have been rocky since Trump returned to the White House a year ago, with spats over trade and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney decrying a "rupture" in the US-led global order.

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During a visit to Beijing last week, Carney hailed a "new strategic partnership" with China that resulted in a "preliminary but landmark trade agreement" to reduce tariffs — but Trump warned of serious consequences should that deal be realised.

If Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a 'Drop Off Port' for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.