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The excuse the president-elect has given to justify his threat of additional tariffs on imports from China is farfetched,
China Daily said
What we assumed in our baseline is an across-the-board increase from around 14% now to 25%. Thus, what we assumed is a bit more than the 10% on all imports from China,
said Louis Kuijs, Chief Asia Economist at S&P Global RatingsThe world sees clearly that the root cause of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. lies with the U.S. itself,
it addedScapegoating others can't end U.S.' drug crisis,
read the headline of a China Daily editorial on Tuesday, while the Global Times urged the "
A tariff is a tax paid by the U.S. importer, not a foreign country or the exporter. This tax ultimately comes out of consumers' pockets through higher prices,
Jonathan Gold, NRF's vice president of supply chain and customs policy, said in a press release earlier this month
One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,
Sheinbaum saidI'll explain one thing everybody in this country needs to know: If the president [Trump], and I'm certain that he will, fulfills his commitment to increase tariffs up to 20 percent across the board, 60 percent on China, 200 percent on John Deere manufactured in Mexico, then we're going to pay more than just to put this in the consumers' stores,
Maxwell saidThe U.S. market and the Mexican market are actually not separate markets,
Raymond Robertson, the director of Texas A&M University's Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, previously told NewsweekAll my products are currently made internationally, and while some might suggest I 'just switch to American manufacturers,' it's not that simple,
she told NewsweekBoth Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”
Trump said
Why impose a tax that places them at risk? It’s not acceptable and would cause inflation and job losses in the United States and Mexico,
Sheinbaum continuedWe don’t produce the weapons, we don’t consume the synthetic drugs,
Sheinbaum wrote in her letter to TrumpCooperation and reciprocal understanding of these great challenges is needed. To one tariff another will come in response and that’s the way it will be until we place common companies at risk. Yes, common ones. For example, among the main exporters from Mexico to the United States are General Motors, Stellantis and Ford Motor Company, which arrived in Mexico 80 years ago,
she wroteThe deaths due to crime that responds to the demand for drugs in your country, unfortunately, we are the ones who … [suffer] them,
she told the president-electI’m convinced that the economic strength of North America lies in maintaining our trade partnership. In that way, we can continue being more competitive against other economic blocs. I believe that dialogue is the best path for understanding, peace and prosperity in our nations. I hope that our teams can meet soon,
the president’s letter concludedTo [Trump], it’s about winners and losers – with Canada on the losing end,
said Laing in a statement on Tuesday
The vast majority of Alberta’s energy exports to the US are delivered through secure and safe pipelines which do not in any way contribute to these illegal activities at the border,
said Smith, whose relations with Trudeau are icyThe amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic
wrote Toronto-based journalist John Michael McGrath on X, critiquing people who “sanewash” Trump’s demandsIt’s like a family member stabbing you right in the heart,
Ford told reporters TuesdayWe talked about how the intense and effective connections between our two countries flow back and forth,
he told reporters