Friday, January 16, 2026

Canada turns to China after Trump's tariffs and threats

With U.S. ties at their lowest point in modern history, Canada is turning to one of the only countries with which it had even worse relations: China. Canada is forging a "new strategic partnership" with China, its second-biggest trading partner, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday during what he called a "historic" trip to Beijing. That includes a break with the United States on tariffs, which have hit both the Canadian and Chinese economies. "The United States used to be a friend and ally," Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China, told NBC News in an interview. Now, "we are treated as an enemy."

Comments

Quelle surprise.

Meanwhile, China is also gaining footholds in Africa and with other allies that Pres Trump is abandoning.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 01:13 PM

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