President Trump on Saturday threatened new 100% tariffs on Canada if it makes a trade deal with China, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to dismantle US influence over Canada and European countries and usher in a stronger relationship with China.
“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,” Trump declared. “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life.”
This comes after Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum, where he called for an end to the old “rules-based order” of United States supremacy, declaring the US a “hegeimon” that has been “using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.”
Meanwhile, he is currently “recalibrating” Canada’s relationship with China to establish a “new world order,” which excludes US dominance. This includes increased trade and investments between Canada and China to counter US influence over Canada.