China Lodges WTO Complaint Over Canada’s EV and Metal Tariffs

Electric vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Jiangsu Province, China.

Source: Bloomberg
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China will take Canada to the World Trade Organization to challenge Ottawa’s decision to impose new tariffs of up to 100% on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

The Ministry of Commerce labeled the tariffs as “trade protectionism” that distort global supply chains and urged Canada to withdraw the measures, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Friday.