Extract from ABC News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the country will impose further tariffs if US levies aren't lifted.
In short:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Donald Trump has imposed tariffs against Canada to make it "easier" for the US to annex it.
Mr Trudeau says further tariffs against C$125 billion ($138 billion) in US imports will be imposed if Mr Trump's levies aren't lifted in three weeks.
What's next?
Mr Trump is expected to address the US congress later on Tuesday, where he is expected to discuss the tariffs.
The reality of Trump tariffs triggers heavy losses on markets (Kirsten Aiken)
At the same time, the premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, Doug Ford, announced a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian electricity exports to the US.
Canadian generators provide power for millions of Americans in multiple states.
Mr Ford also announced Ontario bottle shops would remove American liquor and would rip up a contract with Elon Musk's Starlink.
In response to Mr Trudeau's statement, Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to warn "that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!"
China disputes tariffs with WTO
Meanwhile, China has also announced it had filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation against Mr Trump's tariffs.
The statement comes a day after the US president ordered additional tariffs against Chinese goods, increasing previously imposed 10 per cent levies to 20 per cent.
"The United States' unilateral tax measures seriously violate WTO rules and undermine the foundation of China-US economic and trade cooperation," Beijing's commerce ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said it was "strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed" to the tariffs.
In response to the US tariffs, Beijing has imposed new duties on a range of agricultural imports from the United States.
The additional 15 per cent tariffs on products including chicken, wheat, corn and cotton are due to come into effect next week.
"China will, in accordance with WTO rules, firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests and defend... the international economic and trade order," the commerce ministry statement added.
A WTO official confirmed to news agency AFP that the new complaint from China has been received.
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