Donald Trump said it was “very dangerous” for the UK to do business with China, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Shanghai on the third day of his visit to the country.
…Beyond his brief comments, Trump did not say anything further about the UK’s engagement with China, pivoting instead to Canada and delivering a similar warning.
He said it was “even more dangerous, I think, for Canada”.
“Canada is not doing well. They’re doing very poorly, and you can’t look at China as the answer,” he added.
Odd language for a non-trade deal
BREAKING: Mark Carney confirmed Canada entered a NEW Trade Agreement with China.
This is after Mark Carney told the U.S. we did not — we only removed some tariffs.
Hopefully the U.S. don’t watch Canadian NEWS pic.twitter.com/dwEbvNqIxM
— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) January 29, 2026
