He China Ministry of Commerce announced tariffs for some Canadian agricultural and food productsafter Ottawa imposed last October Brokeings on electric vehicles and steel and aluminum from the Asian giant.
Chinese authorities will set 100% tariffs to rapeseed oil, peas and turstós -also called ‘pressed cakes’, solid waste fruit of the extraction of seed oil- coming from the North American country, according to a statement from the Tariff Commission of the Council of State of China (Executive).
Also, the Pork products and from Canadian aquatic environments will be subject to rates of 25% As of March 20, date on which they will enter into force.
The taxes occur after Ottawa set 100% tariffs last October to the importation of Chinese electric vehiclesas well as another 25% to steel and aluminum from the Asian giant, a decision that the China Ministry of Commerce described this Saturday as “typical protectionist practice” and “discriminatory”.
The Commerce portfolio also accused the North American country of “ignoring the objective facts and norms of the World Trade Organization (WTO).”
He Ministry also urged Canadian authorities to “rationally consider bilateral economic and commercial cooperationrespect the objective facts, abide by the WTO standards and immediately correct their wrong practices. “
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced last August that Canada would impose a 100 % tariff to the importation of Chinese electric vehicles, as well as another 25 % to steel and aluminum from the Asian giant from October 1 and 22, respectively.
Trudeau justified the decision by stating that China’s industrial policies are subsidizing their companies to the detriment of their western competitors, a reasoning similar to that used by other actors such as the European Union, which also imposed tariffs on electric vehicles of some Chinese brands.
Shortly after the entry into force of these rates, China filed a lawsuit against the WTO and accused Canada of “insisting on following certain countries to take unilateral containment measures against China”, referring to the United States, which had also decided to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
The imposition of tariffs by Beijing against Canadian products It also produces in a context of aggravation of the commercial war between the United States and some of its main commercial partners, such as Canada, Mexico and China herself.
