Ngokutsho kweendaba zamva nje, amagosa e-White House abhengeze ngoFebruwari 11th ixesha lendawo ukuba i-United States iceba ukumisela i-25% yerhafu yensimbi kunye ne-aluminium ephuma eCanada. Ukuba iphunyeziwe, lo mlinganiso uya kuhambelana nezinye iirhafu eCanada, okukhokelela kumqobo wentlawulo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-50% yentsimbi yaseCanada kunye ne-aluminium ethunyelwa eUnited States. Ezi ndaba zakhawuleza zabangela ukuqwalaselwa ngokubanzi kwintsimbi yehlabathi kunyeamashishini aluminiyam.

Ngomhla we-10 kaFebruwari, uMongameli wase-US uTrump usayine umyalelo wesigqeba esibhengeza intlawulo ye-25% kuzo zonke izinto zentsimbi kunye ne-aluminium e-United States. Xa etyikitya lo myalelo, uTrump wathi le ntshukumo ijolise ekukhuseleni amashishini entsimbi asekhaya kunye ne-aluminium e-United States kunye nokudala amathuba emisebenzi amaninzi. Noko ke, esi sigqibo siye sabangela impikiswano nenkcaso egqubayo kuluntu lwezizwe ngezizwe.

IKhanada, njengeqabane elibalulekileyo lezorhwebo kunye neqabane lase-United States, livakalisa ukunganeliseki okumandla kwesi sigqibo senziwe yi-United States. Emva kokuva ezi ndaba, iNkulumbuso yaseCanada uTrudeau yatsho kwangoko ukuba ukumisela imirhumo kwintsimbi yaseCanada kunye nealuminium akukho ngqiqweni kwaphela. Ugxininise ukuba uqoqosho lwaseKhanada nolwaseMelika zidityanisiwe, kwaye ukumisela imirhumo kuya kuba nefuthe elibi kuqoqosho lwamacala omabini. UTrudeau ukwathe ukuba i-United States iyawusebenzisa ngokwenene lo mlinganiselo werhafu, iCanada iya kuthatha impendulo eqinileyo necacileyo ukukhusela umdla weshishini laseCanada kunye nabasebenzi.

Ukongeza eKhanada, i-European Union kunye namanye amazwe amaninzi nawo avakalise inkcaso kunye nokuxhalaba malunga nesigqibo se-United States. USekela Mongameli oLawulayo weKhomishini yaseYurophu, uShevchenko, wathi i-EU iya kuthatha amanyathelo aqinileyo nafanelekileyo ukukhusela umdla wayo wezoqoqosho. UChancellor waseJamani u-Scholz uphinde wathi i-EU iya kuthatha inyathelo elidibeneyo ukuphendula le ntshukumo yi-United States. Ukongeza, amazwe anje ngoMzantsi Korea, iFrance, iSpain, kunye neBrazil nawo athi aza kuphendula ngokufanelekileyo ngokusekwe kumanyathelo athathwe yi-United States.

Esi sigqibo se-United States asizange sibangele ingxabano kunye nenkcaso kuluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe, kodwa saba nefuthe elibi kakhulu kumashishini ensimbi kunye ne-aluminium yehlabathi. Intsimbi kunye ne-aluminiyam zizixhobo ezibalulekileyo kumacandelo amaninzi amashishini, kwaye ukuguquguquka kwexabiso labo kuchaphazela ngokuthe ngqo iindleko zemveliso kunye neenzuzo zamashishini ahambelanayo. Ngoko ke, imilinganiselo yerhafu yase-US iya kuba nefuthe elibalulekileyo kwi-chain chain kunye nesakhiwo semarike ye-industries yensimbi kunye ne-aluminium yehlabathi.

Ukongeza, esi sigqibo se-United States sinokuba nefuthe elibi kumashishini asezantsi kweli lizwe. Intsimbi kunye ne-aluminiyam zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo ezifana neemoto, ulwakhiwo, kunye noomatshini, kwaye ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kuya kukhokelela ngokuthe ngqo ekonyukeni kwexabiso leemveliso ezinxulumeneyo, ngaloo ndlela kuchaphazela ukuthengwa kwabathengi kunye nemfuno yentengiso iyonke. Ke ngoko, imilinganiselo yerhafu yase-US inokuthi ibangele uthotho lweempendulo, ibangele iziphumo ezibi kwishishini lemveliso yase-US kunye nentengiso yemisebenzi.

Isishwankathelo, isigqibo se-United States sokumisela i-50% yerhafu kwi-Canadian steel kunye ne-aluminium ngaphandle kwe-United States kubangele ukutshatyalaliswa kunye neengxabano kwi-industry yensimbi kunye ne-aluminium yehlabathi. Esi sigqibo asiyi kuba nempembelelo embi kuphela kuqoqosho lwaseKhanada nakwishishini, kodwa sinokuba neziphumo ezibi kumashishini asezantsi kunye neemarike zemisebenzi eUnited States.