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The Trump administration's aggressive move has unsurprisingly triggered furious reactions from the United States' trading partners, including many of its allies.
Believing the measures are "making no sense," "sending the wrong signal" or "absolutely unacceptable," they warned of serious damage by the planned tariffs to the international trade order, vowing to take "responsive measures" if necessary.
Criticism quickly came from America's largest source of steel imports,Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the U.S. plan "absolutely unacceptable."
"The United States has a 2-billion-Canadian-dollar (1.55-billion-U.S.-dollar) surplus on steel with us, so we regard the imposition of any new tariffs or any tariffs on steel or aluminum between our two countries as absolutely unacceptable," he said.
It makes no sense for the United States to claim there is a national security imperative for imposing the duties, given the level of security cooperation between the two countries, he added.
Across the Atlantic, the air is also filled with fury. Commenting on the steep tariffs, the German Engineering Federation expressed concerns about the possibility of a "global trade war" creating a "spiral of reciprocal tariffs."
"Someone who talks so much about fair trade like President Trump should not resort to such unfair methods," said German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries.
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