What the world leaders have said so far

Global leaders have responded to US President Donald Trump's wiping tariffs with criticism, concerns and calm invitations.

As of May 7, a 10% text tariff for all goods imported to the United States, which has limited exceptions to the automotive industry and a certain electronics; On April 9, additional tariffs for 75 countries were paused.

In the US, the production center has up to 245% import tariffs from China, while China has withdrawn 125% of US goods tariffs.

The Trump administration has repeatedly announced that he is negotiating with various trade partners, including Canada, Mexico and Japan, but none of these talks have yet been given trade transactions.

Commercial and international relations experts have previously told Business Insider that there is now pressure on Trump to conclude trade transactions before the tariff ends in 90 days from April 9th.

But on May 6, Trump said he did not have to deal with transactions to enter into transactions.

“We don't have to sign transactions, they have to sign transactions with us. They want a piece of our market. We don't want a piece of their market,” Trump said with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

On the night of May 7, Trump tempted the announcement of a trade transaction framework on Thursday morning.

Here is what world leaders have said about Trump's current tariffs and possible negotiations.

Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney named Trump's tariffs on April 2, “Unjustified” and promised to protect jobs in Canada, protecting the supply management, doubling revenue protection and expanding the processing capacity “.

At the May 6th meeting with Trump House, both leaders signaled that a trade agreement between USMCA – USA, Canada and Mexico – could face overhaul.

“This is the basis for broader negotiations,” said Carney from Usmca while asking Trump's reporter questions. “Some of this must change and some of these tariffs have taken advantage of the existing aspects of USMCA – so it has to change.”

Carney is considered to be a relatively newcomer to many in politics, but has decades of finance experience.

Chinese

So far, Trump and China have agreed to whether the tariffs are justified to the one who initiated their upcoming trade negotiations in Switzerland.

“The US and US senior officials in economic issues requested the US side,” wrote Lin Jian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday at X. “Recently, the US has repeatedly said that it wants to negotiate with China.”

Trump denied that the US had reached first, and said, “No” on May 7, when he was asked if he was considering lowering Chinese tariffs to help the upcoming talks smoothly.

China has previously suggested that the US must first humiliate the established tariffs to gain confidence.

“China wants to emphasize that if the US does not correct its lies unilateral tariffs in potential talks and discussions in the US, it means that there is no real intention and further impaired mutual confidence,” the Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman said at a press conference on May 2.

“Speaking in one way and the behavior of the other or using talks as a coercion and pressure does not simply work with China,” a spokesman added.

Mexican

Despite 25% of tariffs, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has taken a less critical attitude than most world leaders.

“There are no additional tariffs in Mexico and it is beneficial to the state,” Sheinbaum said at a press conference on April 3 after Trump announced the widespread tariffs the previous day.

Sheinbaum said that Mexico was more of the tariffs because of the “good relationships we have compiled with the US government but with respect”.

In the following every day of April 7, 2025, Sheinbaum confirmed that Mexico does not impose retaliation for the US.

Sheinbaum had also been successful in negotiations on pauses for Tariffs in February in February, emphasizing his efforts to curb Fentanyl trade and placing 10,000 national cards on a military border, which is the trump card as these reasons to fulfill Mexican obligations.

Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez named Trump's Tariffs on April 2, EU imports “unilateral attack” and “19th -century protectionism”.

Sanchez also immediately announced EUR 14.1 billion ($ 15 billion) on affected industries such as aluminum, olive oil and wine.

“We get this unfair crisis without giving up our values,” Sánchez said. “Europe's hand has been stretched out and it is always because Americans are friendly people outside their governments, but that does not mean that we are standing and doing nothing.”

After Trump made additional tariffs for 75 trade partners on April 9, Sánchez said that the decision could open “negotiation door”.

Germany

Outgoing Secretary General of Germany Olaf Scholz said Trump's decisions on tariffs are “basically wrong” and supported the EU Commission President Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen when he invited Europe to react “strong and appropriate”.

“This is an attack on trade organization, which has created a prosperity around the world,” Scholz said at a press conference on April 7 in Berlin.

“The world economy is suffering from their poorly thoughtful decisions. Businesses and consumers are affected all over the world, including the US,” Scholz added. “The US administration starts a trail that can only cause losses for everyone.”

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in February that Trump “locks under pressure” when Europe assembles.

Conservative leaders Friedrich Merz became the new Chancellor of Germany as of May 7 and has not yet dealt with tariffs.

Australian

Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister and Labor Party leader, made it clear that there were no retaliatory measures against the US.

“Americans pay the biggest price for these unjustified tariffs,” Albanese said in a statement of April 3. “This is the reason why our government does not want to establish mutual tariffs. We do not join the competition, which leads to higher prices and slower growth.”

Despite the fact that Trump's tariffs are critical, Albanese said that the US is “continuing constructive involvement” because the history of the two countries is “greater than the bad decision”.

Japan

On April 7, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba invited Trump to lower the tariffs against Japan in a phone call with Trump, but said the deal “does not come overnight”.

“I have told the President that Japan has been the largest investor in the United States for five years and tariff policies could damage the investment opportunities of Japanese companies,” Ishiba said after a speech during a press conference.

During Trump's first term as president, the US and Japan signed a bilateral trade agreement in 2019, reducing tariffs of US farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products, while keeping the higher obligations of Japanese auto exports.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on April 21 that Tokyo did not plan to end the trade transaction in 2019, but he continues to express “serious concern” against inconsistencies between the rates of the transaction and Trump's latest cars.

Ryosei Akazawa, the negotiator of Japan's main tariffs, has visited the Washington DC in recent weeks.