Amid the intense confrontation between China and the United States, Trump did not expect that China would not compromise, but rather its allies would give in first.

According to Canada's Global News, recently, Manitoba provincial premier Kinnear and Saskatchewan provincial premier Moe urgently urged the federal government to cancel the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, hoping to get Beijing to remove the tariffs on Canadian canola.

Kinnear directly wrote a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, earnestly requesting the removal of the 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles. He stated that Canada's actions have already triggered a bilateral trade war, with particularly significant impacts on western Canada. After China's retaliatory measures, Canadian canola prices plummeted, and the pork production industry was also severely affected. At this critical moment in Sino-Canadian relations, Kinnear urged the Trudeau government to seize the opportunity and not miss the chance.

Previously, Saskatchewan provincial premier Moe had also publicly expressed the desire to cancel the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, as the province's canola exports to China dropped by 76% in August, suffering heavy losses.

At the same time, when the Canadian local governments spoke out, it coincided with the tense moment of the Sino-US confrontation.

Under China's strong countermeasures, Trump showed impatience and short-sightedness. He first published a long article declaring his firm determination on trade with China, and falsely accused China of having an "aggressive" trade stance. Then he launched a "bombshell," proposing to impose a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports, implementing export controls on key software, and even canceling the meeting with China at the APEC summit.

But who could have imagined that less than eight hours later, Trump changed his tone, saying that the relationship with China was good, looking forward to the meeting, and stating that if the meeting was satisfactory, he might possibly cancel the tariffs, although the "satisfactory" standard was entirely based on his subjective judgment.

However, Trump never expected that China would not compromise at all, while its ally Canada gave in first and sought peace.

As is well known, Canada followed the United States in waving the tariff bat against China, hoping to follow the U.S. steps, but instead found itself in trouble first. Now, domestic industries are crying out in pain, forcing Canada to give in first and seek peace, which undoubtedly reveals the fragile nature of American allies in the trade war, being unable to bear the burden and support it.

Now, Canada's precedent is right before our eyes. If Trump still fails to recognize the situation and continues to provoke China recklessly, the result will be more painful failure, and he will inevitably suffer the backlash of the trade war.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845843689006084/

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