Trudeau Says Trump's Trying to Distract From Tariff Fallout With Annexation Threats
Trudeau Says Trump's Trying to Distract From Tariff Fallout With Annexation Threats
"What I think is happening in this is President Trump, who's a very skillful negotiator, is getting people to be somewhat distracted by that conversation" about potentially higher prices for Canadian goods like energy, steel, aluminum and lumber.By Paul Vieira
作者：保羅·維埃拉
OTTAWA--Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he believes President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about annexing Canada are meant to distract attention from the fallout American consumers face from a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports.
渥太華——加拿大總理賈斯廷·特魯多表示，他相信當選總統特朗普關於兼併加拿大的言論是爲了轉移人們對美國消費者面臨的25%關稅對所有加拿大進口商品的影響的注意。
"That's something that I think we need to be focusing on a little bit more," Trudeau said in an interview Thursday with CNN.
特魯多在週四接受CNN採訪時說："這是我們需要更加關注的一件事情。"
"What I think is happening in this is President Trump, who's a very skillful negotiator, is getting people to be somewhat distracted by that conversation" about potentially higher prices for Canadian goods like energy, steel, aluminum and lumber.
"我認爲總統特朗普這個非常擅長談判的人，正在讓人們對關於可能提高加拿大商品如能源、鋼鐵、鋁和木材的價格的討論有所分散。"
In the interview, he reiterated that Canada won't become the 51st U.S. state, an idea Trump has floated. "That's not going to happen," said Trudeau, who announced his resignation this week.
在採訪中，他重申加拿大不會成爲美國的第51個州，這是特朗普提出的一個想法。特魯多說："這不會發生。"他本週宣佈辭職。
Trudeau will remain prime minister until Liberal Party members pick a new leader.
特魯多將在自由黨成員選舉新領導人之前繼續擔任總理。
The president-elect's explicit call on Tuesday to coerce Canada into the U.S. by "economic force" if necessary has produced uproar and an outpouring of patriotism in the country of over 40 million people.
當選總統週二明確表示要通過"經濟力量"來強迫加拿大加入美國的言論在這個擁有超過4000萬人口的國家引發了譁然和愛國主義的泛濫。
Trump has pledged to slap a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports shortly after he takes office. He originally said the tariff would remain in place until Canada bolstered efforts at the border to limit the flow of illegal drugs and migrants into the U.S. Since then, Trump has complained about the U.S. trade deficit with Canada--which economists say is entirely due to energy sales--and Canada's military spending.
特朗普承諾在他上任後不久對所有加拿大進口商品徵收25%的關稅。他最初說，關稅將持續有效，直到加拿大增強邊境限制非法藥物和移民流入美國的努力。從那時起，特朗普抱怨美國與加拿大的貿易逆差，而經濟學家表示這完全是由於能源銷售，以及加拿大的軍工支出。
Canada has pledged over nearly $1 billion to add more border agents, and acquire helicopters and drones to help patrol activity. "That's a clear win for Trump," Trudeau said.
加拿大承諾增加近10億加元用於增派邊境人員，併購買直升機和無人機以幫助進行巡邏活動。"這對特朗普來說是一個明確的勝利，"特魯多說。
He reiterated that Canada would retaliate with tariffs on its own against U.S. imports should Trump follow through on his threat. "But we don't want to do that because it drives up prices for Canadians and it harms our closest trading partner," Trudeau said.
他重申，如果特朗普兌現威脅，加拿大將對美國進口採取反制措施，包括加徵關稅。"但我們不想這樣做，因爲這會抬高加幣價格，損害我們最親密的交易夥伴，"特魯多說。
Economists warn a 25% tariff on all U.S.-bound Canadian goods and services would throw Canada into a recession, and fuel further weakness in the Canadian dollar.
經濟學家警告稱，對所有面向美國的加拿大商品和服務徵收25%的關稅將使加拿大陷入衰退，並進一步削弱加幣。
Write to Paul Vieira at paul.vieira@wsj.com
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