
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Canada's rapprochement strategy with China "obviously bad." He also noted that the Texas economy is larger than the entire Canadian economy.
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Since 2025, relations between the United States and Canada have become complicated due to the introduction of 25 percent tariffs on imports.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Canada for its rapprochement with China.
“This is obviously a bad strategy,” Bessent said at an event organized by Breitbart, answering a journalist’s question about Ottawa’s rapprochement with Beijing.
He said Canada is getting less attention than, for example, Texas, where he is heading to the upcoming GOP convention for the midterm elections, because Canada's economy is smaller.
"Texas has a $3 trillion economy. Canada has a $2.5 trillion economy," Bessent added.
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