Lighthizer has referred to the exemptions as “cultural protectionism” as Canadian companies are free to buy U.S. media outlets.
The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on overhauling NAFTA at the beginning of last week, turning up the pressure on Canada to agree to new terms.
Trump said Wednesday that he expected it to be clear whether there would be a deal to include Canada in a few days.
Trump has notified Congress he intends to sign the trade deal reached last week with Mexico by the end of November, and officials said the text would be published by around Oct. 1.
美国和加拿大的谈判代表星期四继续推动艰难谈判,以挽救北美自由贸易协定,不过仍有一些问题导致无法达成协议,其中包括奶制品配额、加拿大对其媒体公司的保护以及解决未来贸易纠纷的机制。
一位了解谈判情况的美国消息人士表示,目前尚不清楚双方是否可以缩小差距,或特朗普总统是否会选择仅实施与墨西哥的双边贸易协议。
特朗普总统已经设定本周达成协议的最后期限,这促使美国贸易代表莱希特和加拿大外交部长弗里兰德的双方团队周四连夜工作,以移动谈判继续前行。
弗里兰德星期四晚上在美国贸易代表办公室与莱希特短暂会面后对记者说,“我们正在取得进展。”
她再次强调了之前的说法,就是“双方都释出善意”,当天的讨论是“富有建设性和成效的”。
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