Bessent says Carney not ‘doing the best job’ for Canada amid China trade talks

Published January 25, 2026 4:04pm ET



Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of turning Canada into “an opening that the Chinese pour cheap goods in” on Sunday.

Bessent appeared on ABC News’s This Week to address Carney’s recent deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to lower tariffs mutually. Canada will lower its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to 6.1%, which Bessent condemned.

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