Malinga ndi nkhani zaposachedwa, akuluakulu a White House adalengeza pa February 11 nthawi yakomweko kuti United States ikukonzekera kupereka msonkho wa 25% pazitsulo ndi aluminiyamu zochokera ku Canada. Ngati agwiritsidwa ntchito, muyesowu udzadutsana ndi mitengo ina ku Canada, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale chotchinga chamitengo yofikira 50% kwa zitsulo zaku Canada ndi aluminium zomwe zimatumizidwa ku United States. Nkhanizi mwamsanga zinachititsa chidwi kwambiri padziko lonse zitsulo ndimafakitale a aluminiyamu.

Pa February 10, Purezidenti Trump adasaina lamulo lolengeza za msonkho wa 25% pazitsulo zonse zazitsulo ndi aluminiyamu zomwe zimatumizidwa ku United States. Posaina lamuloli, a Trump adati kusunthaku kukufuna kuteteza mafakitale azitsulo ndi aluminiyamu ku United States ndikupanga mwayi wochulukirapo. Komabe, chigamulochi chadzetsanso mikangano ndi chitsutso chofala kwa mayiko.

Canada, monga mnzake wofunikira pazamalonda komanso mnzake wa United States, ikuwonetsa kusakhutira kwakukulu ndi chisankho chomwe United States chapanga. Atamva za nkhaniyi, Prime Minister waku Canada Trudeau nthawi yomweyo adanenanso kuti kukweza mitengo pazitsulo ndi aluminiyamu yaku Canada sikumveka. Iye adatsindika kuti chuma cha Canada ndi United States chikugwirizana, ndipo kuyika mitengo yamitengo kudzasokoneza chuma cha mbali zonse ziwiri. Trudeau adanenanso kuti ngati United States itsatiradi msonkho uwu, Canada iyankha mwamphamvu komanso momveka bwino kuti iteteze zofuna zamakampani ndi antchito aku Canada.

Kuphatikiza pa Canada, European Union ndi mayiko ena angapo awonetsanso zotsutsa komanso nkhawa ndi chisankho cha United States. Wachiwiri kwa Purezidenti wa European Commission, Shevchenko, adati EU itenga njira zotsimikizika komanso zoyenera kuteteza zofuna zake zachuma. Chancellor waku Germany Scholz adanenanso kuti EU ichitapo kanthu poyankha izi ndi United States. Kuphatikiza apo, mayiko monga South Korea, France, Spain, ndi Brazil nawonso anena kuti ayankha molingana ndi zomwe dziko la United States lachita.

Chisankhochi cha United States sichinangoyambitsa mikangano ndi kutsutsa padziko lonse lapansi, komanso chinakhudza kwambiri mafakitale azitsulo ndi aluminiyamu padziko lonse lapansi. Chitsulo ndi aluminiyamu ndizofunikira kwambiri m'magawo ambiri a mafakitale, ndipo kusinthasintha kwamitengo kumakhudza mwachindunji mtengo wopangira ndi phindu la mafakitale ogwirizana nawo. Chifukwa chake, miyeso yamitengo yaku US ikhudza kwambiri njira zogulitsira komanso msika wamakampani apadziko lonse lapansi azitsulo ndi aluminiyamu.

Kuonjezera apo, chisankho ichi cha United States chingakhalenso ndi zotsatira zoipa pamafakitale akumunsi m'dzikoli. Zitsulo ndi aluminiyamu zimagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri m'magawo osiyanasiyana monga magalimoto, zomangamanga, ndi makina, ndipo kukwera kwamitengo kumabweretsa kukwera kwamitengo yazinthu zokhudzana ndi izi, zomwe zimakhudza kufunitsitsa kwa ogula komanso kufunikira kwa msika wonse. Chifukwa chake, miyeso yamitengo yaku US imatha kuyambitsa zovuta zingapo, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale zovuta pamsika waku US komanso msika wantchito.

Mwachidule, chigamulo cha United States chopereka msonkho wa 50% ku Canada zitsulo ndi aluminiyamu kunja kwa United States kwadzetsa mantha ndi mkangano pamakampani apadziko lonse azitsulo ndi aluminiyamu. Lingaliroli silidzangowononga chuma cha Canada komanso mafakitale, komanso likhoza kukhala ndi zotsatira zoyipa pamafakitale akumunsi ndi misika yantchito ku United States.