{"id":2109,"date":"2026-01-25T00:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:39:23","slug":"if-canada-makes-a-deal-with-china-trump-warns-of-100-tariffs-as-us-canada-tensions-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=2109","title":{"rendered":"\u2018If Canada makes a deal with China&#8230;\u2019: Trump warns of 100% tariffs as US-Canada tensions spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{8ff0f23d-4824-4fc4-a003-5078f5a45b14}{245}\" paraid=\"109505269\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">US\u00a0President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a sweeping 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if Ottawa moves ahead with a trade agreement with China, sharply escalating tensions between the two North American neighbours.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{8}\" paraid=\"1812135233\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, Trump warned that Canada would face severe consequences if it allowed itself to become a conduit for Chinese goods entering the United States.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{13}\" paraid=\"1171314116\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cIf Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a \u2018Drop Off Port\u2019 for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cIf Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115950424403894234\/embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe> <\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{18}\" paraid=\"189557156\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Trump also used incendiary language to describe China\u2019s influence, claiming Beijing would \u201ceat Canada alive,\u201d destroying its businesses, social\u00a0fabric\u00a0and way of life.\u00a0<\/p> <p aria-level=\"3\" lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{23}\" paraid=\"1714029919\" role=\"heading\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>\u2018Golden Dome\u2019 dispute adds fuel to fire\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{29}\" paraid=\"991502302\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The tariff threat comes amid a broader deterioration in US-Canada relations, intensified by Canada\u2019s rejection of Trump\u2019s proposed\u00a0\u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile defence project\u00a0over Greenland.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{34}\" paraid=\"1625277668\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">On January 24, Trump criticised Canada for opposing the US-backed defence initiative, arguing it would have enhanced Canadian security. Instead, he accused Ottawa of pivoting towards China.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{39}\" paraid=\"12811202\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cCanada is against The Golden Dome being built over Greenland, even though The Golden Dome would protect Canada,\u201d Trump posted. \u201cInstead, they voted in favour of doing business with China, who will \u2018eat them up\u2019 within the first year!\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{44}\" paraid=\"1929337694\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The \u201cGolden Dome\u201d proposal is part of Trump\u2019s broader push for a multi-billion-dollar missile defence architecture in the Arctic and North Atlantic, an idea that has drawn mixed reactions from US allies.\u00a0<\/p> <p aria-level=\"3\" lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{49}\" paraid=\"1125207141\" role=\"heading\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Carney pushes back at Davos remarks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{55}\" paraid=\"1745305128\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The latest exchange follows comments made by Canadian Prime Minister\u00a0Mark Carney\u00a0after Trump claimed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos that \u201cCanada lives because of the United States.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{60}\" paraid=\"1318999370\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Carney forcefully rejected the assertion in a national address from Quebec City ahead of a new legislative session.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{65}\" paraid=\"705637471\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cCanada\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,\u201d Carney said, while acknowledging the \u201cremarkable partnership\u201d between the two countries.\u00a0<\/p> <p aria-level=\"3\" lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{70}\" paraid=\"639294726\" role=\"heading\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Trump withdraws \u2018Board of Peace\u2019 invitation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{76}\" paraid=\"1809326643\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Trump appeared to respond within hours, announcing on Truth Social that he was withdrawing Canada\u2019s invitation to join his self-styled\u00a0\u201cBoard of Peace\u201d,\u00a0a proposed billion-dollar initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{81}\" paraid=\"2073420614\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cDear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada\u2019s joining,\u201d Trump wrote.\u00a0<\/p> <p aria-level=\"3\" lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{86}\" paraid=\"248069422\" role=\"heading\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Trade ties under strain\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{92}\" paraid=\"1585696100\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The back-and-forth marks one of the most serious diplomatic flare-ups between Washington and Ottawa in years, raising questions over the future of bilateral trade, defence cooperation, and North American economic integration.\u00a0<\/p> <p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{10fbf0d0-b1dd-4755-a5ba-a169a91ebbfd}{97}\" paraid=\"1524811486\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Canada remains one of the United States\u2019 largest trading partners, with deeply intertwined supply chains across manufacturing, energy, agriculture and services. Analysts warn that a blanket 100% tariff, if implemented, would have significant repercussions on both sides of the border.<\/p> <\/div> <p>Trump Canada tariff threat, US Canada trade tensions, Trump China Canada deal, 100% tariff Canadian imports, Golden Dome missile defence Canada, Trump Truth Social Canada China, Mark Carney Trump spat, US Canada trade war, China influence Canada, World Economic Forum Davos Trump Canada#Canada #deal #China.. #Trump #warns #tariffs #USCanada #tensions #spike1769272763<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US\u00a0President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a sweeping 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if Ottawa moves ahead with a trade agreement with China, sharply escalating tensions between the two North American neighbours.\u00a0 In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, Trump warned that Canada would face severe consequences if it allowed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[5433,5440,1654,5438,198,5434,5436,5442,928,5109,378,5430,5432,5435,5431,5437,5441,326,5439],"class_list":["post-2109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-100-tariff-canadian-imports","tag-canada","tag-china","tag-china-influence-canada","tag-deal","tag-golden-dome-missile-defence-canada","tag-mark-carney-trump-spat","tag-spike","tag-tariffs","tag-tensions","tag-trump","tag-trump-canada-tariff-threat","tag-trump-china-canada-deal","tag-trump-truth-social-canada-china","tag-us-canada-trade-tensions","tag-us-canada-trade-war","tag-uscanada","tag-warns","tag-world-economic-forum-davos-trump-canada"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}