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A large U.S. mask manufacturers, 3M, says the government has asked to stop it, Export the "made in USA" N95 respirator masks to Canada and Latin America .

The Request had "significant humanitarian impact", warned it, and was able to promptly act on the other countries that called in to art.

On Thursday, the United States, the Korean war-era defense production Act, to require that 3M for more masks.

Canada's Prime Minister said, stop 3M exports would be a "mistake".

President Donald Trump said he had the Defence Production Act, "hit 3M hard", without further details. The Law dates Back To 1950 and allows it to force a President of the company products for national defense.

In a statement on Friday, 3M said, had called on the government to act "to require 3M to prioritize orders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) for our N95 respirator masks", and had also requested that 3M import respiratory protection masks in its overseas factories in the United States. He said, it is both supported moved.

But, 3M added that the government also asked to export it to a stop, breathing protection masks from the USA to Canada and Latin America .

"There are significant humanitarian impact of ceasing the ventilator supplies to health care workers in Canada and in Latin America , where We Are an important supplier of respiratory protection masks", it said.

3M added that such a step "would be likely to lead to revenge that other countries and do the same", which would cause the total number of respirators are provided, decreases the US.

it produces over 100 million N95 masks per month - About one-third are made in the USA, and the rest are produced overseas.

The Trump card-the government has no information About his communication with the company 3M. On Thursday evening, Mr Trump, We tweeted: "to see hits of 3M hard today after what they did with their masks. A Big surprise for many in the government, what they do have to pay a high price!"

Meanwhile, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Thursday: "We had problems to ensure that all of the production that 3M has been around The World enough, it comes back Here . "

in the domestic, and the Prime Minister , Justin Trudeau told reporters on Friday that "it would be a mistake to create blockages or reduce trade".

"There are thousands of nurses in Windsor, work in Detroit every single day, and the Americans depend on them. It medical products and other important goods that move across The Border in both Directions . these are things that Americans rely on. "

Source of news: bbc.com