Trump, China and more tariff
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With Canada imposing a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs in October, China hit back in March with 100 percent duties on Canadian canola oil, oilseed and pea imports and a 25 percent tariff on aquaculture products and pork.
After the new Canadian cabinet was sworn in and amid a global trade war launched by the US, many eyes are on the prospects for the China-Canada relationship. The incumbent Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,
Citing jobs at stake, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada believes the two countries will reach a trade agreement benefiting both nations in the near future.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that talks with China over trade are somewhat in limbo amid U.S. trade tensions with the country. “I would say that they are a bit stalled,” Bessent
If there is a law of unintended consequences, then a good example is how commodity markets are adjusting to both the realities and the perceived threats of the tariff war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Al Jazeera on MSNTrump says Canada will pay $61bn for Golden Dome, or become 51st stateUS leader’s latest comments come as China, North Korea, Russia say the Golden Dome will create a ‘space arms race’.
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Irish Star on MSNPrince Harry solo journeys to China while King Charles lands in CanadaPrince Harry has made an unannounced solo trip to China, with the Duke of Sussex jetting off to Shanghai to attend a global travel and tourism conference
Trump tells Canada it can join his proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system for free - but there's a catch.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to sign up to the ReArm programme to reduce defence reliance on the US.
Trump offered Canada the option to join the U.S. missile-defense system for free—if it becomes the 51st state.