Canadian residents remain resolute in support of their government's response to the tariffs imposed by the U.S., with many saying the country has to stand up for its sovereignty and be prepared to push back.
Trade tensions have been rising between the two North American neighbors in recent weeks after the United States imposed 50-percent tariffs on about 20 billion dollars' worth of Canadian goods effective Aug. 22, with Canada responding with its own measures.
Canada's counter tariffs on an equivalent value of U.S. imports took effect early Tuesday, with no last minute talks between the two sides before the measures came into force.
According to media reports, the Canadian list targets U.S. states with close trade ties to Canada, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as core industries such as steel, aluminum and motorcycle manufacturing.
The measures mirror U.S. duties on Canadian steel and aluminum and favor goods that Canadian businesses can source elsewhere, limiting the impact on domestic prices.
In Ontario, residents say they are watching the dispute with a degree of anxiety over the potential economic repercussions but are firm in their view that Canada has to fight back.
"There's been this overarching [approach] for decades of trying to keep things in a bubble, but now someone else has burst that bubble, and we have got to find out which direction we're going to go, and we're looking everywhere. And I appreciate what the prime minister and the government's doing," said a resident.
"I think any sort of tariff war is going to be harmful for every worker. But that doesn't mean that Canadians shouldn't stand up for their sovereignty. I think Canadian sovereignty is incredibly important and we should push back," said another.
Canadians stand firm, voice support for retaliatory tariffs against US
Armed police officers and soldiers, in coordination with multiple professional rescue forces, are conducting in-depth search and rescue operations for missing people in the core disaster zone in Mingkeng Village of east China's Jiangxi Province.
At around 07:00 on Tuesday, the rescue headquarters integrated 12 professional teams, including the armed police, public security, and the fire department, to launch a search-and-rescue operation for missing persons in the hardest-hit area of the Shixia group of Mingkeng Village.
As of 18:00 on Tuesday, the mudslide that occurred in the early hours of Saturday has killed 12 people, including one newly identified missing person found in subsequent searches. At present, one person remains unaccounted for, and rescue forces are intensifying their search and rescue efforts.
Meanwhile, the Ji'an Detachment of the Jiangxi Armed Police Force deployed officers and soldiers to extend rescue efforts to surrounding disaster-affected townships.
On Tuesday morning, rescuers split into multiple teams and rushed to several villages in Zuo'an Township and Tanghu Township of Suichuan County to urgently evacuate the trapped residents.
Trapped in mountainous areas, villagers faced destroyed access roads and mountain paths that became slippery and impassable after days of heavy rainfall; most stranded residents were elderly people with limited mobility. The armed police officers and soldiers conducted door-to-door checks and carried the trapped residents on their backs, successfully evacuating all of them to safe zones.
"All village roads are completely impassable. The local residents here are all left-behind elderly people and children, and it is extremely difficult to complete the evacuation relying solely on the strength of the town government officials. This time, we are deeply indebted to the armed police officers and soldiers for their assistance in evacuating all these elderly residents," said Wang Yuli, deputy mayor of Tanghu Township in Suichuan County.
"The mountain slopes are covered in thick mud, making the ground extremely slippery. In some sections, stretchers cannot pass through at all, so rescuers have to carry the stranded people on their backs. As long as the people are safe, it is worthwhile to endure all the hardship and exhaustion," said Jiang Jiang, a soldier of the Ji'an Detachment of the Jiangxi Armed Police Force.
Rescuers intensify search efforts in mudslide-hit village in east China's Jiangxi
