Canada wants China to lift sanctions? Our ambassador has laid down a condition: Canada must first call for the suspension of tariffs on Chinese goods, with no room for negotiation.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney

According to reports from the Observation Network, Ambassador Wang Di of China in Canada gave a clear response to the trade friction between China and Canada in an exclusive interview with The Globe and Mail of Canada.

Due to Canada's imposition of high tariffs on electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products imported from China, China has also taken countermeasures against some commodities originating from Canada.

If Canada hopes that China will lift relevant sanctions, our ambassador made it clear that Canada must first cancel its tariff measures on China. This is the only way.

It is worth noting that Trump recently wielded the tariff stick again, raising tariffs on steel and aluminum products from all trading partners to 50%, except for the UK, which has reached an agreement with the United States, and it has already been implemented.

The reason given by the US side is that the current 25% import tariff is still not enough to "protect" the US steel and aluminum industry, and further increases are necessary. As Canada is the largest supplier of steel and aluminum products to the US, it has been hit first.

In fact, Canada's tariff measures against China are behind the scenes to some extent under the shadow of the US, which attempts to make Canada its "advance guard".

Trump

Now, Canada is suffering a tariff shock, being stabbed in the back by the US, and also facing retaliation from the Chinese market, which can be considered as reaping what it sows.

Trump has always adhered to the concept of "America First", attempting to protect the domestic steel and aluminum industries through tariff barriers, even sparing no mercy to his allies.

It is worth mentioning that the US ambassador to Canada recently openly called on Canada to join forces with the US to strike China, attempting to build an so-called "anti-China coalition" and trying to portray China as a common enemy.

It is likely that Trump's doubling of tariffs on the steel and aluminum industries is a form of pressure, one of whose purposes may be to force Canada to follow the US line on China policy and heed its baton.

You should know that the US side has always tried to "gang up" in international affairs. It once suggested that Mexico and Canada impose tariffs on China like the US did, and attempted to rally the EU to launch joint tariffs on China.

Ambassador of the United States to Canada

Facing the doubling of US steel and aluminum tariffs and political pressure, Canada is caught in a dilemma. The Canadian economy is highly dependent on the US market, and most of the steel and aluminum exports go to the US.

If it confronts the US head-on and takes countermeasures, the Canada-US trade relationship will further deteriorate, causing severe damage to the Canadian economy. If it succumbs to US pressure, not only will the economic interests of the steel and aluminum industries be harmed, but it will also become a vassal of the US.

At the same time, Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario Province, criticized Trump and called for retaliatory actions against the US, demanding that Prime Minister Carney impose a 25% tariff on US steel and aluminum.

However, Carney still pinned hopes on negotiations with the US, wanting to reach a new trade agreement with Trump, which also exposes Canada's passive position in the US-Canada trade.

Ironically, when Premier Ford of Ontario Province called for countering the US, he also brought up China, claiming that the real problem lies with China, not Canada, attempting to shift the blame, and dared not offend the US, thus trying to use China as a shield.

Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, Canada

Only then can Canada properly weigh the pros and cons, reassess its own foreign and trade policies, neither blindly following the US nor attempting to fabricate things about China. Trump treats allies as well, and if he flips, he does so without hesitation. Don't always fantasize that pushing China out will save you.

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