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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to raise tariffs on imported goods from Canada by another 10 percent due to anti-tariff television advertising.
In a commercial aired in the Canadian province of Ontario, former President Ronald Reagan criticized U.S. tariffs. Trump accused him of misleading him and threatened to end trade talks with Canada on Thursday.
“Because of their serious misrepresentations and hostile actions, I am increasing tariffs on Canada by 10 percent,” Trump wrote in a post on the social network Truth Social while flying on Air Force One to Malaysia.
"Their ad should have been taken down immediately, but they allowed it to air last night during the World Series, knowing it was a scam," he added.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would suspend commercials airing during Game 1 of baseball's World Series on Friday night, according to local media reports.
Trump's threat has sparked a backlash across Canada, particularly in the industrial and labour sectors.
Lana Payne, national president of Canada's largest union, Unifor, condemned the US move on social media, accusing Washington of trying to weaken Canada's economy and seize its resources for the benefit of the US.
"He wants to extort more from us. That's his strategy," said L. Payne, calling on Canada to "use our considerable leverage" in response.
Canadian media quoted analysts as saying the advertising dispute masks a number of complex trade tensions, including Canada's recent retaliatory measures against American automakers for cutting production in the country.
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