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Trade tensions are on the rise between China and Canada following the North American country’s imposition of new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other goods. Photo: Shutterstock

China preps for protracted trade fight with probe into Canada’s tariffs

China has officially launched an investigation into Canada’s electric vehicle and metals tariffs, accusing the country of ‘discrimination’.

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My Take | Beijing’s spying charges against Kovrig were not without basis

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Canada aims to match US on banning Chinese-made car software

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Canada signals further tariffs on Chinese, batteries, tech and minerals

A consultation on ‘potential surtaxes’ on such products has been launched on the heels of 100 per cent tariffs levied on Chinese EVs.

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Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, in March 202. Photo: Reuters

China widens trade battlefield with precedent-setting Canada dispute

In a just-announced investigation into Canada’s ‘discriminatory’ tariffs on EV imports, China has cited new legal language as justification.

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US trade chief Tai lauds Canada’s steep new tariffs on Chinese EVs and metals

Tai applauded Canada’s decision to take action against China’s ‘unfair’ non-market policies. Canada will impose the tariffs from October 1.

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Canada to slap 100% tariffs on China-made EVs

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Canada to impose 100% tariffs on China-made EVs, 25% levy on steel

‘We all know that China is not playing by the same rules,’ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of plan to shield domestic industries in alignment with US and EU.

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Constrained Canada’s ‘absurd’ South China Sea play raises eyebrows

Canada’s symbolic vow to maintain order alongside Australia poses a threat to Asean centrality, analysts say.

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Chinese mining firm files judicial review against Canada

Jinteng Mining, a subsidiary of Chinese gold and copper company Zijin Mining Group, disputes Ottawa’s review of Peruvian gold mine deal.

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Canada and Australia, eyeing China, signal more military cooperation

Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair says the two nations needed to work more closely together to maintain order in the Indo-Pacific.

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Sailors from the Philippines watch Canada’s HMCS Montreal frigate during joint maritime exercises in the South China Sea on Wednesday. Photo: Philippines Armed Forces via EPA-EFE

China military condemns Canadian warship Montreal’s transit of Taiwan Strait

People’s Liberation Army air and naval forces were on alert and monitoring the warship throughout its passage, a spokesman says.

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‘Not what China wants’: Wang Yi urges Canada to ‘seriously reflect’ on strains

China-Canada ties ‘at the forefront’ of Beijing’s relations with the West, Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly.

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Opinion | Canada’s vague and harsh new security law reflects contentious geopolitics

Canada is not alone in tightening security as things worsen between the West and China, with Hong Kong, unfortunately, caught in the middle

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the public inquiry Into foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic Institutions on April 3 in Ottawa. Photo: AP

Canada’s finance minister hints at broader trade action against China

Coming talks with business and labour groups could go beyond discussions about barriers against Chinese electric vehicles.

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Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, speaks in an interview in New York on Friday. Photo: Bloomberg

Canada may block Chinese investment in new plants to keep EVs at bay

Ottawa seeks feedback on measures aimed at preventing Chinese-made electric vehicles from accessing the Canadian market.

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Tesla may end up the only victim as Canada mulls tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

Canada accused China of ‘anticompetitive practices’ as it announced it will launch a public consultation exploring potential tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The only battery-powered car built in China and exported to Canada is Tesla’s Model Y.

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Canada considers imposing new import tariffs on Chinese EVs

Canada’s auto sector faces ‘unfair competition from China’s intentional, state-directed policy of overcapacity’, says the Canadian finance ministry.

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An electric vehicle from the Chinese company BYD on display in Berlin on Tuesday. Photo: Bloomberg

Canada MP Han Dong’s suit against Global News over Beijing claim can proceed

Han Dong, an independent MP from Toronto, was slandered by Global News when it reported on his communication with Beijing about two Canadians held in China, says judge.

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Canada’s parliament rocked by treason allegations

Canada’s opposition demand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reveal which lawmakers worked for other nations.

US, ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn that China is recruiting Western military trainers

Pilots are being lured with offers of ‘tonnes of money’ and the chance to fly exotic aircraft, a US official says.

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A Chinese fighter pilot takes part in military exercises around the Taiwan in April. Photo: Xinhua via EPA-EFE

Canada ‘looking carefully’ at slapping higher tariffs on Chinese EVs: minister

Mary Ng’s remarks came after the US announced sweeping new levies on Chinese-made electric vehicles this week.

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An Aiways U5 electric car on display at a company store in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Alleged Chinese meddling spurs foreign agent registry in Canada

New law will require people lobbying on behalf of a foreign government to register that activity publicly. A public inquiry is looking into allegations China meddled in Canadian elections.

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China’s ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu leaves post amid tensions

The envoy’s tenure was marked by the arrests of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and Canada’s 2 Michaels, as well as accusations of Chinese election meddling.

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Beijing’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong hits out at US, Canada travel warnings

Commissioner’s office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong says advisories defame city’s national security laws and tarnish human rights situation in city.

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The Legislative Council Complex at Tamar. Hong Kong enacted the domestic national security law mandated under Article 23 of the city’s mini-constitution on March 23. Photo: Jelly Tse

China tried to meddle but Canadians decided last 2 elections, Trudeau tells inquiry

Chinese embassy spokesman condemns ‘slander’ after Canada’s prime minister testifies at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections.

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Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the inquiry on Wednesday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

China-based Canadian stole Tesla secrets: US prosecutors

Klaus Pflugbeil, the operator of a China-based business that sells technology used in electric vehicles, was arrested on Tuesday in New York, prosecutors in Brooklyn said.

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Canada fired 2 scientists for sharing information with China, report says

Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were escorted out of the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg before being sacked.

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China-Canada relations
Latest news and updates on the changing relations between Canada and China, from trade deals to the Meng Wanzhou saga and its fallout.
last updated:
15 October, 2024
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