China said on Monday that a preliminary trade deal reached with Canada "does not target any third parties" after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian products if the agreement was finalized.
Under the deal, announced this month, Beijing is expected to reduce tariffs on Canadian canola imports and reportedly also grant Canadians visa-free travel to China, while it would also allow sales of a number of Chinese-made electric vehicles in Canada.
But over the weekend, the U.S. β Canada's traditional ally β threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian products if the deal were to go ahead, claiming it would allow China to "dump goods."
China's foreign ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, said on Monday that the trade deal was not a
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