says it will impose a 100% tariff if it signs a deal with China

The American president said on his social network, Truth Social, that if the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney“you think you are going to turn Canada into an entry point for China to send goods and products to the United States, you are very wrong.”

“China will swallow Canada, devour it whole, including destroying its businesses, its social fabric and its overall lifestyle. If Canada signs an agreement with China, a 100% tariff will immediately be imposed on all Canadian goods and products entering the United States,” he added in his message.

This week, Trump stated in the Davos World Economic Forum (Switzerland) that “Canada exists thanks to the United States.”

For his part, Carney responded that Canadians are the “owners” in their home and that his nation can be an example that the world does not have to give in to autocratic tendencies.

Canada trusts China

During a recent visit to Chinathe Canadian leader described the Asian superpower as “reliable and predictable partner” and in Davos, he encouraged European leaders to seek investment from the world’s second-largest economy.

Tensions between the United States and its northern neighbor have increased in recent days. Thursday Trump withdrew the invitation to Canada to join its initiative, the Peace Board, aimed at resolving global conflicts.

This change in position came after Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum, where he openly criticized powerful nations that use economic integration as a weapon and tariffs as a lever.