Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted he has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, as President Donald Trump fumes over a recent partnership between the two countries.
Canada and China struck a “preliminary agreement” on Jan. 16 that saw both lower tariffs on certain goods. It included Canada importing 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles annually at a lowered rate of 6.1%, and China agreeing to lower tariffs on some Canadian agricultural products.
The move has angered Trump, who threatened a 100% tariff on all Canadian exports to the United States if Carney “makes a deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Carney responded to the threat on Sunday by denying he had such a plan and defending the recent agreement.
“We have commitments
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