Canadian local governments urge to cancel tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
According to a report by Canada's Global News, recently, Manitoba Premier Kinnear and Saskatchewan Premier Moe urged the federal government to cancel tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for Beijing to cancel tariffs on Canadian canola.
On October 11, Kinnear wrote a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, requesting the federal government to cancel the 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles. In the letter, he stated that Canada's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles "has triggered a bilateral trade war, with particularly severe impacts on western regions of Canada."
Kinnear said that China's countermeasures have caused a significant drop in Canadian canola prices and severely damaged the pork production industry. The current Sino-Canadian relations are at a "critical moment," and he urged the Trudeau government to "seize the opportunity."
Previously, Saskatchewan Premier Moe also publicly stated that he hopes to eliminate tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Data shows that canola exports from Saskatchewan to China fell by 76% in August.
On October 10, Chinese Ambassador to Canada Wang Di told the Canadian television program "Canada TV" during an interview that the tariffs China has imposed on Canadian agricultural products are countermeasures against Canada's unilateral discriminatory tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. If Canada cancels its unilateral discriminatory measures against China, China will naturally make corresponding adjustments. If Canada cancels the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, China will also reciprocally cancel the tariffs on related Canadian products.
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