Reference News Network, January 26 report: According to the website of the U.S. "Wall Street Journal," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been trying to build a friendly relationship with U.S. President Trump for nearly a year. But now, he has started taking a tough approach.
Political analysts say that this cautious former Canadian central bank governor, Justin Trudeau, is leading Canada in a high-risk gamble that may put the country's economy into a more severe crisis by resolving trade disputes with China and delivering a battle manifesto opposing economic coercion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Professor Finn M. Humphries of International Politics at Carleton University in Ottawa said that Trudeau has decided "it's time to take a tough stance."
Humphries said that the timing of the trade solution between Canada and China was "a strong signal to Washington. You don't want to cooperate with us. Well, guess what, other countries in the world are willing, the world is in our hands."
These measures have triggered a strong backlash from the Trump administration, which has shifted its policy to emphasize dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
On the 24th, Trump posted on the "Truth Social" website warning Canada that if Ottawa reached a free trade agreement with Beijing, he would impose 100% tariffs on all Canadian imports. Trump also referred to Trudeau as the "governor" of Canada, a term he often used to refer to former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but rarely used for Trudeau. Trump had previously threatened to annex Canada as the 51st state of the United States.
On the 24th, hours after Trump issued the threat of a 100% tariff, Trudeau posted a video on the social media platform X stating that he was trying to lead a transformation, focusing on allowing Canadian citizens to control their own economic destiny against "threats from abroad." (Translated by Lin Zhaohui)
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