Protesters of ＂Freedom Caravan＂ blocked the border crossing point between the United States and Canada, and the United States urged the Canadian government to solve it!

　　[Global Times reporter Ying Chen] On the 10th local time, "freedom motorcade" protesters blocked the third crossing point between the United States and Canada. Their actions not only throw the trade between the United States and Canada into chaos, but also may affect US President Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1. In this context, the US government strongly urges the Canadian government to use federal power to solve the problem.

　　According to CNN and other media reports on the 11th, protesters blocked the Emerson border crossing between Manitoba, Canada and North Dakota with trucks and agricultural equipment on Thursday. Previously, the Kutz crossing point connecting Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA, and the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Michigan, USA were also blocked by "freedom motorcade" protesters.

　　Ambassador Bridge is the busiest international trade corridor in North America, carrying about a quarter of US-Canada trade. About 7,000 trucks carry about 300 million dollars of goods across the bridge every day. Ambassador Bridge is also the "artery" of the US-Canada auto parts supply chain, and the value of auto parts and finished cars passing through the bridge every day is about 50 million US dollars. After the blocking incident, Toyota and other large global car companies have suspended production in Canada.

　　Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said on Thursday night that the blockade has damaged Canada’s economy. The US political news network said that this protest may make the supply chain crisis and high inflation rate in the United States continue to deteriorate. In addition, according to the BBC, the US Department of Homeland Security warned that the blockade may affect the Major League Football Finals held in Los Angeles on the 13th, and even affect Biden’s State of the Union speech.

　　The White House said that it was "monitoring" the border situation "very closely" and officials were "working around the clock, hoping to end the blockade as soon as possible". Senior officials such as the US Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation urged the Canadian government to use federal power to deal with the "freedom convoy" protests. The governor of Michigan called on the Canadian government to reopen the Ambassador Bridge. The US Department of Homeland Security also indicated that it would provide corresponding support for Canada.

　　Under the pressure of the U.S. government, the Ontario court in Canada has frozen the millions of dollars donated by the "Freedom Team" on the Internet. The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it would send more officials and allocate more resources to deal with protests across Canada.

　　The "freedom motorcade" protest in Ottawa has been going on for more than two weeks. As of Thursday, about 400 trucks were parked in downtown Ottawa. Canadians demand that law enforcement officers take more severe measures to disperse the protesters, but law enforcement officers are worried that this may aggravate the situation. They are also worried that demonstrators may carry weapons or use vehicles against the police. According to the authorities in Ottawa, it is believed that 25% of the protest vehicles carry children, which may complicate the response.

　　"Freedom Caravan" protests spread to many countries. On Friday, thousands of French protesters flocked to Paris from all over the world. France and Belgium said on Thursday that they would ban protest convoys from entering Paris and Brussels.