“China Will Eat Them Up”: Trump Claims Canada’s China Ties Will Lead to Their Demise
Washington : Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney upsets President Donald Trump by sidelining America’s dream project of building up the Golden Dome over Greenland. Trump warns that doing business with China would land them into trouble within the initial stage.
On Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Canada is against The Golden Dome being built over Greenland, even though The Golden Dome would protect Canada. Instead, they voted in favour of doing business with China, who will ‘eat them up’ within the first year!”
Trump’s outburst comes amid the escalating tensions between US and the northern hemisphere followed by Mark Carney remarks during the 56th Annual summit of World Economic Forum held at Davos.
On Wednesday, Trump openly said that Canada should be grateful for the freebies that America provides, including the security protections. He also said that the Canadian PM wasn’t grateful which he should be. The Golden Dome that America envisions to build would also protect Canada so even they should thank us. Further he deliberately warned Mark Carney for making his future statements as he said Canada lives because of the United States of America and he should remember that.
Initially, in WEF speech, Carney emphasised “an era of great power rivalry, where the rules-based order is fading,” and he rejected tariff coercion, a subtle allusion to Washington’s use of the financial instrument to purchase Greenland.
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Mark Carney, announced a new trade deal with China on January 17. According to him, the agreement would give Canadian companies and employees access to new markets.
In an X post, Carney stated, “We’ve secured a new trade agreement with China- unlocking more than $7 billion in export markets for Canadian workers and businesses.” According to CBS News, Canada has consented to drop tariffs on Canadian agricultural exports in exchange for a 100% reduction in its duty on Chinese electric vehicles.
Carney stated that Chinese EV shipments to Canada would have an annual cap of 49,000 vehicles at first, increasing to roughly 70,000 over the course of five years. According to CBS News, China will lower its overall tax on canola seeds, a significant Canadian export, from 84% to roughly 15%.
Threats of 100% tariffs were used by China and the US to intimidate one another, but following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, some Chinese goods were spared from the duties until November 10, 2026. China has now become a more reliable partner than the US, according to Carney.