Canada "straightforwardly" imposes huge taxes on Chinese electric cars, Beijing "strongly dissatisfied"

On August 26, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his country will impose a 100% tax on electric vehicles imported from China.

China protests against Canada's high tax on electric vehicles. Illustrative photo. (Source: AFP)

Speaking to the press in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia province, Prime Minister Trudeau also stated: "Ottawa will impose a 25% tax on steel and aluminum imported from China."

* On August 27, the Chinese Embassy in Canada expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with Canada's plan to impose a 100% tariff on electric vehicles imported from China.

In a statement posted on his personal page, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Canada stated: "This will harm trade and economic cooperation between China and Canada, harm the interests of Canadian consumers and businesses, and slow down Canada's green transition."

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said that Canada's decision to impose tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China as well as steel and aluminum products from the country will disrupt the stability of the global supply chain and industry.

The spokesman stressed that the Ottawa government's decision would "severely undermine the global economic system, as well as economic and trade rules."

Beijing called on the Canadian side to "immediately correct its wrongdoings."

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