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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, said his country now has no plans to proceed with a trade deal with Beijing after President Donald Trump threatened harsh tariffs. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Vincent Thian – pool – AFP / Getty Images)
By Johnathan Jones January 26, 2026 at 11:49am
Canada is backing away from a major trade agreement with China following a direct tariff warning from President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that Canada now has no plans to proceed with a trade deal with Beijing after the president threatened severe economic retaliation.
“We have no intention of doing that with China or any other nonmarket economy,” Carney said, according to the Associated Press.
BREAKING: Canada folds, no huge China deal after President Trump tells PM Mark Carney he will be hit with 100% tariffs.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) January 26, 2026
“What we have done with China is to rectify some issues that developed in the last couple of years,” he added.
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Canada BACKS AWAY from a China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with 100% tariffs
“No intention of doing that with China!” 🔥
This is OUR hemisphere, China will STAY OUT. Welcome to the Trump Doctrine 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/eLR5CXBQbp
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026
Trump issued the warning Saturday, threatening 100 percent tariffs if Canada moved forward with a trade agreement with China.
“If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,” the president added, Reuters reported.
Earlier this month, Canada and China reached an initial trade deal that reduced tariffs on, among other items, electric vehicles.
Trump criticized Canada’s prime minister during remarks last week at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
“Canada lives because of the United States, remember that Mark, the next time you make your statements.” pic.twitter.com/2LFJx7S0kA
— 🇺🇲PrConservative🇵🇷 (@pr_conservative) January 21, 2026
He told Carney that Canada “lives because of the United States.”
Johnathan Jones is a journalist, novelist, and media analyst with experience as a reporter, editor, and producer across radio, television, and digital platforms. Follow him on X: @misterjkjones
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