00:00Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has no plans to seek a free trade agreement with China.
00:06Carney made the statement in response to threats that the U.S. would impose a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if a deal with China went through.
00:14U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media saying that Canada would be used as a drop-off port for China to send goods into the U.S. at lower tariff rates.
00:24Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing earlier in January.
00:28They agreed to a trade deal that would drastically lower tariffs on Chinese EVs and select Canadian agricultural products.
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