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Trump's tariffs and rhetoric strain historic Windsor-Detroit friendship

2025/2/23
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Don Gonyea: 我作为底特律本地居民,亲眼目睹了特朗普提出的关税以及他将加拿大变成美国第51个州的言论给美加关系带来的冲击。底特律和温莎之间的长期友好关系就是一个很好的例子,两座城市经济和文化上的紧密联系正在受到损害。特朗普的政策和言论导致两座城市之间的历史和谐关系开始破裂,民众之间的友好氛围也日渐冷淡。两国边境检查的巨大反差也突显出这种关系的恶化。 温莎和底特律之间的联系非常紧密,人们在文化和生活方式上有很多共同点。然而,特朗普政府的政策正在破坏这种关系,导致一些企业,例如温莎的“底特律酒吧之旅”,不得不暂停营业,对当地经济造成负面影响。 温莎市长Dilkins也表达了对美国政府行为的失望,并采取了一些措施来表达抗议,尽管他认为这些措施微不足道,但却是一个信号,表明温莎对美国政府政策的不满。他驳斥了美国关于加拿大在汽车行业中占美国便宜的说法,强调两国合作共赢。他认为美国潜在的军事威胁是令人恐惧的,但同时也会增强加拿大的团结。 Adriano Ciotelli: 我经营着Windsor Eats,一个推广温莎当地美食和活动的企业。我们曾经组织非常受欢迎的“底特律酒吧之旅”,这项活动不仅为温莎居民提供了娱乐,也帮助底特律的一些小型酒吧维持经营。然而,由于特朗普的言论和政策,我们不得不暂停这项活动,这让我感到非常遗憾,因为这直接影响到许多小型企业的生存。特朗普的言论对我们来说是一种人身攻击,就像朋友背后捅刀一样,让我们感到被背叛。 Drew Dilkens: 作为温莎市长,我目睹了特朗普政府的政策对我们城市和与底特律之间长期友好关系造成的损害。我们取消了对往返底特律通勤巴士的补贴和对底特律大奖赛的赞助,以此表达我们对美国政府的不满,虽然这些措施看起来微不足道,但这代表着我们对当前局势的抗议。我们与美国的关系不仅仅是经济上的,更是文化和情感上的,特朗普的言论,特别是将加拿大称为第51个州的言论,是对我们的一种侮辱。我们与美国在汽车产业上的合作是互惠互利的,我们共同建设了这个产业,而不是单方面占便宜。美国潜在的军事威胁是令人恐惧的,但这也会增强加拿大的团结。

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The long-standing friendship between Detroit and Windsor is experiencing strain due to President Trump's tariffs and comments about annexing Canada. The two cities have historically shared a close relationship, but this is now fraying due to economic and political tensions.
  • Trump's tariffs and rhetoric are negatively impacting US-Canada relations.
  • The Detroit-Windsor relationship, characterized by strong economic and social ties, is weakening.
  • Windsor's economy, heavily reliant on the auto industry, is directly affected by the tariffs.

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President Donald Trump's tariffs and comments about turning Canada into the 51st state have tested U.S. relations with the country. One example is the deterioration of longstanding bonds between Detroit, Michigan and its neighbor across the river, Windsor, Ontario. NPR's Don Gonyea is a Detroit native and current resident of the city. He's had a front row view to changing attitudes between the two populations who have long enjoyed a very friendly, symbiotic relationship.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org).Email us at [email protected]).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)