“If Governor [Prime Minister Mark] Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a “Drop Off Port” for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken. China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life, Trump said in a Truth Social post.
"If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100-per cent tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the USA," he added.
"Canada and China have reached a preliminary but landmark trade agreement to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs," Carney told a press conference after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The spat between Carney and Trump escalated over the past week, beginning with Carney's address at the World Economic Forum in Davos where the former cautioned about a ‘fracture’ in the US-led global order without directly naming Trump.
"Canada doesn't live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian," Carney said in a national address later.
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