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As Mrs May prepares the UK to leave the European Union, the Prime Minister could learn from Canadian leader Justin Trudeau’s negotiating tactics, Claus Hulversheidt, US correspondent with
German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung has argued. Mrs May should not be “intimidated” in forthcoming trade negotiations, Mr Hulversheidt added. It comes after Mr Trudeau hailed a renegotiated
North American trade deal struck with the US this week. Mr Trump has also heralded the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) pact between Canada, the US and Mexico. The new deal
replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Mrs May can now learn from the Canadians’ negotiating tactics and strike the best deal possible for Britain in a post-Brexit world,
according to Süddeutsche Zeitung’s US correspondent, who compared Mr Trump to a “class bully”. Mr Hulversheidt wrote: “It is important to look closely at those counterparts around the world
whose negotiations with Trump are still pending and who, even after more than 20 months in office, have no idea how to deal with this man. “With Trump simply terminating contracts,
ignoring World Trade Organization guidelines and even believing blackmail is a legitimate tool of politics, many may be tempted to follow suit and play dirty. "He was willing to make
concessions in detail, but otherwise he was not intimidated and prevented change in principle.” He added: “That was enough for Trump, because he is all about symbolism that allows him to
play his part in front of his supporters as a doer and ice-cold negotiator for the interests of the US. “Although his triumphant howling may be enervating for any negotiating partner.” His
comments came on the eve of Theresa May addressing the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Her keynote speech on Wednesday is set to address Britain’s Brexit progress with many
party members furious at Mrs May’s Chequers’ blueprint on leaving the EU. And with Brexit talks between the EU and Britain entering their final stages, Mrs May and her government are set to
enter key talks on future trade agreements with the US and other countries. Mr Trump’s claims that Mexico and Canada had been ripping off the US for decades were “gross nonsense”, Mr
Hulversheidt said. “The US president was less concerned with a fair modernisation of the agreement than with using his own economic preponderance to extract as many additional benefits for
his country as possible,” he claimed.