Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 03, 2025, 11:40 AM
Donald Trump News: US President Donald Trump had signed an order to impose heavy tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada and China. In response to this, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have now replied to the US in its own language. Both these countries have issued orders to impose heavy retaliatory tariffs on American goods.'Boycott American goods'Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appealed to the citizens of his country to boycott American goods. He said that the people of Canada should not only stop using American goods, but they should also not celebrate their holidays in America. He made this statement when the Trump administration threatened to increase the rate of import duty against Canada and Mexico, despite which both the countries decided to impose retaliatory tariffs.Trudeau said, "We do not want to get involved in a trade war, nor do we wish to, but we will not back down either." His statement shows that Canada has completely opened a front against this decision of America.Trudeau and Sheinbaum held a mutual discussionThe Trump administration had announced to impose 25 percent duty on goods imported from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent duty on goods coming from China. After this move, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a discussion over the phone. During the conversation, Sheinbaum made it clear that she will impose retaliatory duty on American goods. However, she did not tell on which goods this duty will be applicable and what will be its rate.'Canada has stood with America'Earlier, Justin Trudeau had strongly criticized this decision of Trump and said that the policy of the White House has separated the friendly countries instead of uniting them. Trudeau also reminded the Americans that Canada has always stood with America, whether it is the war in Afghanistan or the situation of dealing with the forest fires in California and Hurricane 'Katrina'.This tough stand of Trudeau and Sheinbaum makes it clear that the trade tension between America, Canada and Mexico can increase further now. This will not only affect economic relations but will also have an impact on global trade. Now it remains to be seen how the Trump administration deals with this situation.