00:00China says its trade talks with Canada are not aimed at any third party
00:05after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canadian goods
00:10over a potential deal with Beijing.
00:14It added that arrangements between Canada and China
00:17to address bilateral economic and trade issues
00:20are based on cooperation, not confrontation.
00:25Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun
00:28said countries should handle relations with a win-win mindset
00:32rather than a zero-sum approach.
00:35Trump had warned Canada that finalizing a trade deal with China
00:38could trigger 100% tariffs on Canadian exports.
00:43Canadian Prime Minister Mark Cartney visited China this month,
00:46where both sides reached an initial agreement to cut tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
00:50in exchange for lower duties on Canadian canola.
00:54China insisted the talks are strictly bilateral
00:57as trade tensions continue to rise amid Washington's push
01:00to curb China's global economic influence.
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