China’s ambassador to Canada says Beijing will remove its tariffs on Canadian canola and agricultural products if Ottawa lifts the levies on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs).
Wang Di in an interview with CTV aired on Oct. 12 accused the federal government of hitting China with “unjustified” tariffs, stressing that Beijing will only lift retaliatory duties on targeted Canadian goods if Ottawa lifts its duties on Chinese goods first.
“China’s tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are a countermeasure against the EV tariffs and the unilateral unjustified tariffs on China’s steel and aluminum products,” Wang said “If Canada removes the unilateral, unjustified tariffs on Chinese products, China will also reciprocate accordingly.”…