US President Donald (L), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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US President Donald Trump said he would impose a 100 per cent tariff on Canada if it makes a trade deal with China and warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a deal would endanger his country.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump warned, "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the USA."
The US President indicated that China would try to utilise Canada to dodge US tariffs. "If Governor 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.".
"China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life," Trump wrote.
Recently, during a visit to China, Carney called the Asian country a "reliable and predictable partner". In Davos, he encouraged European leaders to seek investment from the second-largest economy in the world.
Trump on Thursday withdrew an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace, an initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. That about-face followed Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he openly decried powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage.
(With agency inputs)