Canada appeals to WTO over U.S. tariffs
Canada has appealed to the World Trade Organization over the imposition of tariffs by President Donald Trump.
Canada’s ambassador to the WTO, Nadia Theodore, said Ottawa has “requested WTO consultations” with the U.S. “in regard to its unjustified tariffs on Canada.”
“The U.S. decision leaves us with no choice but to respond to protect Canadian interests,” Theodore said in a post on LinkedIn Tuesday. “This was not the outcome we hoped for. And we urge the U.S. administration to reconsider their tariffs.”
— Spencer Kimball
China officials say they are ready to ‘fight till the end’
Chinese officials are taking an aggressive stance toward the U.S. tariff escalation, including a post from the Chinese Embassy in the US on X.
“If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end,” the post said.
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian echoed those remarks while also calling the U.S. reasoning of fentanyl for the tariffs a “flimsy excuse.”
“If the U.S. has other agenda in mind and if harming China’s interests is what the U.S. wants, we’re ready to fight till the end. We urge the U.S. to stop being domineering and return to the right track of dialogue and cooperation at an early date,” the spokesperson said.
— Jesse Pound
