Taiwan's Representative in Canada Says Carney's China Trade Strategy 'Naive'

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Harry Ho-jen Tseng, Taiwan’s envoy to Canada, has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney and the recent Canada-China trade deal, calling the Canadian strategy “naive.” Last week, Carney inked a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to cut reciprocal tariffs in the face of US tariffs. Tseng said that Canada’s plan to use China to counter the US is “incredibly naive and they may end up losing on both fronts."

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00:00Taiwan's envoy to Canada has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney and the recent Canada-China trade deal, calling the Canadian strategy naive.

00:09Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week to sign an agreement cutting reciprocal tariffs and boosting trade.

00:16But in an interview with CNA, Taiwan's Representative to Canada Harry Ho Renzeng said Carney had misjudged the global situation.

00:24He warned that Canada's plan to use China to counter the U.S. could mean they end up losing on both fronts.

00:31Zeng also told Bloomberg that China is a state-run economy that can stop buying at any time.

00:37Canadian officials say the government's strategy is still a work in progress.

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