United Press Today reported: "U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensinger reinforced President Trump's threat of a 100% tariff on Canada and warned that if Canada and China reach an agreement beyond the published scope, China may also face additional penalties including tariffs."
Comment: This statement by the U.S. Treasury Secretary is an embodiment of the extreme unilateral hegemony and bullying behavior of the United States. On one hand, it escalates the threat of tariffs on Canada; on the other hand, it unjustifiably turns its focus toward China. Fundamentally, this reflects the U.S. fear that the growing Sino-Canadian economic cooperation might break its economic control over North American allies. Canada has merely reached a conventional economic relief arrangement with China, yet it faces the extreme pressure of a 100% tariff at any moment. Even China is dragged into the U.S.-Canada rivalry, facing unreasonable threats of punishment. This is not only a crude interference with Canada's sovereignty and economic independence, but also an irrational economic coercion against China. While the U.S. claims that "China controls Canada," in reality, it treats Canada as a vassal state, intolerant of its efforts to diversify trade. The autonomous voice from Canada after the Davos Forum has hit the nerve of U.S. hegemony. Such behavior, where the U.S. threatens its allies with tariffs and vents its anger on third parties, not only deepens the rift in the traditional U.S.-Canada alliance relationship, but also exposes the arrogant nature of the U.S. in the global economic order, which is willing to undermine international rules and create bloc confrontation for the sake of its own interests.
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