Ngokusho kwezindaba zakamuva, izikhulu ze-White House zamemezela ngoFebhuwari 11 ngesikhathi sendawo ukuthi i-United States ihlela ukukhokhisa intela ye-25% yensimbi ne-aluminium evela eCanada. Uma sisetshenziswa, lesi sinyathelo sizodlulela kwezinye izintengo e-Canada, okuzoholela ekuvinjweni kwentela okungafika ku-50% okuthunyelwa kwensimbi yaseCanada ne-aluminium e-United States. Lezi zindaba ngokushesha zavusa ukunaka okusabalele ensimbi yomhlaba wonke kanyeizimboni ze-aluminium.

Ngomhla ziyi-10 kuNhlolanja, uMongameli waseMelika uTrump wasayina i-executive order ememezela intela engama-25% kukho konke ukungenisa kwensimbi ne-aluminium e-United States. Ngesikhathi esayina lo myalelo, uTrump wathi lesi sinyathelo sihlose ukuvikela izimboni zensimbi ne-aluminium ezifuywayo e-United States nokudala amathuba emisebenzi engeziwe. Nokho, lesi sinqumo siphinde sabangela ukungqubuzana okukhulu nokuphikiswa okuvela emphakathini wamazwe ngamazwe.

I-Canada, njengozakwethu obalulekile kwezohwebo kanye nomfelandawonye wase-United States, izwakalisa ukunganeliseki okunamandla ngalesi sinqumo esenziwe yi-United States. Lapho ezwa lezi zindaba, uNdunankulu waseCanada uTrudeau washo ngokushesha ukuthi ukukhokhisa intela ensimbi yaseCanada kanye ne-aluminium akunangqondo nhlobo. Ugcizelele ukuthi umnotho waseCanada nowaseMelika udidiyelwe, futhi ukukhokhiswa kwentela kuzoba nomthelela omubi kwezomnotho wezinhlangothi zombili. UTrudeau uphinde wathi uma i-United States isisebenzisa ngempela lesi silinganiso sentela, iCanada izothatha impendulo eqinile necacile ukuvikela izintshisekelo zemboni yaseCanada nabasebenzi.

Ngaphandle kweCanada, i-European Union namanye amazwe ambalwa nawo azwakalise ukuphikisa nokukhathazeka ngesinqumo se-United States. IPhini Likamongameli Ophethe weKhomishini YaseYurophu, uShevchenko, uthe i-EU izothatha izinyathelo eziqinile nezifanelekile zokuvikela izintshisekelo zayo zezomnotho. UChancellor waseJalimane uScholz uphinde wathi i-EU izothatha isinyathelo esihlanganyelwe ukuphendula lesi sinyathelo se-United States. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amazwe anjengeSouth Korea, France, Spain, neBrazil nawo athe azophendula ngokufanele ngokwezinyathelo ezithathwe yi-United States.

Lesi sinqumo se-United States asizange nje sidale impikiswano nokuphikiswa emphakathini wamazwe ngamazwe, kodwa futhi sibe nomthelela omkhulu ezimbonini zomhlaba wonke zensimbi ne-aluminium. Insimbi ne-aluminium kuyizinto ezibalulekile zokusetshenziswa emikhakheni eminingi yezimboni, futhi ukwehla kwentengo yazo kuthinta ngqo izindleko zokukhiqiza kanye nenzuzo yezimboni ezihlobene. Ngakho-ke, izilinganiso zentela zase-US zizoba nomthelela omkhulu ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka kanye nesakhiwo semakethe yezimboni zomhlaba wonke zensimbi ne-aluminium.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sinqumo se-United States singase sibe nomthelela omubi ezimbonini ezisezansi nomfula ezweni. Insimbi ne-aluminium kusetshenziswa kakhulu emikhakheni eyahlukene efana nezimoto, ezokwakha, nemishini, futhi ukwenyuka kwamanani azo kuzoholela ngokuqondile ekwenyukeni kwezindleko zemikhiqizo ehlobene, ngaleyo ndlela kuthinte ukuzimisela kwabathengi ukuthenga kanye nesidingo semakethe sisonke. Ngakho-ke, izinyathelo zentela zase-US zingase ziqalise uchungechunge lokusabela, kubangele imiphumela emibi embonini yokukhiqiza yase-US kanye nemakethe yemisebenzi.

Kafushane, isinqumo se-United States sokubeka intela engama-50% ekuthunyelweni kwensimbi ne-aluminium yaseCanada e-United States kubangele ukushaqeka kanye nempikiswano embonini yomhlaba wonke yensimbi ne-aluminium. Lesi sinqumo ngeke nje sibe nomthelela omubi emnothweni nasembonini yase-Canada, kodwa singase sibe nemiphumela emibi ezimbonini ezisezansi nomfula kanye nezimakethe zemisebenzi e-United States.