The chief negotiator for the United States on North American free trade said Canada’s policy on China explains in part why the continental trade agreement was not renewed this week.
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer specifically identified Ottawa’s deal with Beijing to bring in Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and investments for their production in Canada.
“What I don’t want is a situation where Canada is bringing in a lot of Chinese investment and Chinese cars and sending them into America,” Greer told Global News in Washington, D.C., on July 2. “That is actually totally at odds with what we’re trying to do.”…