By Bradley Dress ( September 3, 2026, 18:07 GMT | Comment) -- The US has a long list of issues that have become outstanding challenges in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico and are preventing the closing of a deal, including disputes over cheese, cars, foreign language requirements, Chinese transshipment and national economic sovereignty. The trade disputes have no clear resolution and are part of the tensions that escalated last month between the US and Canada, erupting into a full trade war. While there are key political and personal disputes between US and Canadian officials, the hang-up over these lingering challenges has helped ratchet up tensions. The US has a long list of issues that have become outstanding challenges in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico and are preventing the closing of a deal, including disputes over cheese, cars, foreign language requirements, Chinese transshipment and national economic sovereignty. ...
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