CANADA-DELTA-U.S.-TARIFFS-STEEL-ALUMINUM

Xinhua
04 Jun 2025, 19:15 GMT+10

(250604) -- DELTA, June 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A worker secures steel products loaded on a truck at a steel supplier's facility in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, June 3, 2025. The United States started to raise tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25 percent to 50 percent starting from Wednesday, according to an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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