US EditionBessent on Carney: ‘I don’t think he’s doing the best job for Canadian people’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned of 100% tariffs on Canadian imports if Canada finalizes its China trade deal allowing preferential treatment on Chinese electric vehicles.
- On Jan 25, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned the United States will slap 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports if Ottawa finalises a China deal, saying `We can't let Canada become an opening that the Chinese pour their cheap goods into the US.`
- During a visit to Beijing on Jan 16, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the countries struck a new strategic partnership and a preliminary trade deal.
- The agreement schedules a cut in canola duties to around 15 per cent by March 1, benefiting Canadian canola exporters.
- Amid trade tensions, President Donald Trump wrote on Jan 25 on his Truth Social platform that `China is successfully and completely taking over the once Great Country of Canada,' during a trade war with Canada.
- The package pairs EV imports and visa-free travel with tariff changes, as Canada will import 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles under preferential 6.1 per cent tariffs.
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US will slap 100% tariffs on Canada if it seals China trade deal
The US will impose 100-percent tariffs on Canadian imports should Ottawa finalize a new trade deal with China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, amplifying a similar threat from President Donald Trump a day earlier.
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US to slap full tariffs on Canada if it seals China trade deal: Treasury secretary
WASHINGTON: The United States will impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports should Ottawa finalise a new trade deal with China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday (Jan 25), amplifying a si
Bessent trashes Canada’s PM as Trump bemoans China ‘completely taking over’ US neighbor
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent trashed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for cutting a deal with China on electric vehicles, warning the US neighbor of penalties if it lets Beijing "dump goods" in America.
Bessent says Carney not 'doing the best job' for Canada
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of turning Canada into “an opening that the Chinese pour cheap goods in” on Sunday. Bessent appeared on ABC News’s This Week to address Carney’s recent deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to lower tariffs mutually. Canada will lower its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to 6.1%, which Bessent condemned. “We can’t let Canada become an opening that the Chi…
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