The responses from three of America’s biggest trading partners came shortly after Trump signed orders for the US tariffs on Saturday. The measures take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, and it’s unclear if that offers a last-chance window for a deal.
Canada and Mexico vowed to hit back at US tariffs with tit-for-tat measures after President Donald Trump followed through on his threats of general levies of 25%, beginning a trade war that’s set to reshape global supply chains.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country will impose 25% tariffs against C$155 billion (US$106 billion) of US goods, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged retaliatory tariffs. China vowed “corresponding countermeasures” to Trump’s 10% levy on Chinese exports without announcing any new tariffs.
