China filed a complaint with the WTO against Canada for introducing additional duties on electric vehicles
Ministry of Commerce of China announced today, October 2, that it has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) asking it to look into Canada's recent "crackdown" on Chinese goods. In particular, China considers the introduction by the Canadian government of additional duties on imports of electric vehicles, as well as steel and aluminum products from China, illegal.
Canada at the end of August announced the introduction of 100 percent import duties on electric vehicles from China and a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum. These measures came into force on October 1. The announcement follows similar decisions in EU And USA. The US, EU and Canada explained their decisions by “illegal subsidies” for the production of Chinese electric vehicles by the state.
China responds to the introduction of duties on its goods in the same way - it launches anti-dumping investigations and files complaints with the WTO. So, back in May, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China start anti-dumping investigation into certain types of plastic produced in the USA, EU, Japan and some other countries.
In addition, Chinese authorities are conducting investigations against the supply of pork And dairy products from the EU, and in mid-August China initiated trial with the European Union in the WTO. In response to the introduction of import duties by Canada, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on the initiation of anti-dumping investigations into supplies of rapeseed and chemical products from Canada.
