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Trump said that the United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay the 50% American tariffs on Canadian imports.

Trump said that the United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay the 50% American tariffs on Canadian imports.

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August 20th, 2026

Trump said that the United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay the 50% American tariffs on Canadian imports.

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US President Trump said on Tuesday that the US and Canada reached a last-minute deal. The deal came less than two hours before the tariffs started. They agreed just in time.

美國總統特朗普週二宣布,美國與加拿大在關稅生效前不到兩小時達成最後一刻協議

So he will delay the 50% tariff on Canadian imports worth 20 billion dollars.

因此延遲價值200億美元加拿大進口商品徵收50%關稅。

Trump said on social media that he would pause the tariffs for three days. This gives both sides time to finish the final papers.

特朗普在社交平台表示暫停關稅三天以利雙方敲定最終文件

These tariffs were originally set to take effect early Wednesday.

這些關稅原定於週三凌晨生效

The affected items include Canadian products like hockey sticks and tongue depressors.

影響範圍包括曲棍球棒壓舌板加拿大產品

Canada had threatened to retaliate. The two countries traded goods and services worth 880 billion dollars last year.

加拿大曾威脅報復兩國去年商品與服務貿易總額8800億美元

The White House said Canada has promised to remove measures. These measures discriminate against U.S. exports of alcohol, dairy, and motor vehicles. But Canada did not confirm this right away.

白宮加拿大已承諾取消歧視美國酒精乳製品機動車出口措施加拿大未立即確認

Canadian Prime Minister Carney said the two sides made "real progress," but important work still remained. They agreed to delay for three days.

加拿大總理卡尼表示雙方取得實質性進展」,但仍需完成重要工作並同意延遲三天

Carney's office said the two leaders had two phone calls in the past two days. One was on Tuesday afternoon.

卡尼辦公室指出過去兩天兩人通了兩次電話包括週二下午的通話。

Both countries had reasons to avoid the tariffs. Canada sends nearly 72% of its goods to the US, and American voters are unhappy with living costs.

兩國都有理由避免關稅生效,因為加拿大近72%商品出口美國,而美國選民已對生活成本不滿

Former US trade official Majerus said neither side really wants the tariffs to take effect. Both have strong reasons to find a way out.

前美國貿易官員馬傑魯斯表示雙方都不希望關稅真正生效都有強烈動力尋找退路

Ryan, the head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said the three-day delay gives some relief. But it does not bring certainty. He called on negotiators to reach a deal soon.

加拿大商會總裁萊恩三天延遲提供一些緩解未能帶來確定性呼籲談判人員盡快達成協議

Trump used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. That rule has never been used before. It lets the president charge tariffs of up to 50% on countries that treat US companies unfairly. No investigation is needed.

特朗普援引《1930年關稅法》第338條該條款從未被使用過授權總統對歧視美國企業的國家徵收最高50%關稅且無需調查

The US is renegotiating the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. This tariff threat gives the US side more bargaining power.

美國正重新談判《美墨加協定》此關稅威脅為美方提供籌碼。

August 20th, 2026

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