From china. This is on top of the most favoured nation tariff of 6. 1 already slapped onto chinese produced evs that are imported into canada. Now, the government also intends to apply a 25 tariff on imports of steel and aluminium products from china. Canadas finance minister, chrystia freeland, says these measures were about protecting domestic producers. The reality is china has an intentional state directed policy of overcapacity and oversupply, designed designed to cripple our own industries. Talk to the steel sector. Talk to the aluminium sector to understand how effective that has already been. We simply will not allow that to happen to our ev sector. The auto tariffs bring canada in line with its southern neighbour. The us introduced 100 tariffs on chinese made evs in may whilst the eu is also imposing higher tariffs. It comes after Us National Security advisorjake sullivan, whos en route to beijing, touted the need for a united front on tariffs when he met Withjustin Trudeau an
Its a move that could exacerbate Trade Tensions between western countries and china. From october, canada will impose 100 tariffs on Electric Vehicles from china. This is on top of the most favoured nation tariff of 6. 1 already slapped on to chinese produced evs that are imported to canada. The government also intends to apply a 25 tariff on imports of steel and aluminium products from china. Canadas finance minister, chrystia freeland, said these measures were about protecting its domestic producers. The reality is china has an intentional, state directed policy of overcapacity and oversupply, designed designed to cripple our own industries. Talk to the steel sector, talk to the aluminium sector to understand how effective that has already been, and we simply will not allow that to happen to our ev sector. The auto tariffs bring canada in line with its southern neighbour. The us introduced 100 tariffs on chinese made evs back in may, whilst the eu is also imposing higher tariffs. It
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President downplays coronavirus hours he leaves hospital and return to the white house but his doctors say hes not out of the woods yet. And as tens of thousands of people flee armed groups in mozambique the government urges the International Community to. Kurdistans president jim because of maintains he is in control of the country off to opposition protesters stormed the Parliament Building overnight the demonstrators accuse the government of rigging sundays election they took over several state buildings and freed the former president who was awaiting trial on corruption charges in a moment well speak to our correspondent Charles Strafford but 1st his report from the capital bishkek. The chester started gathering in a lot of square in the center of bishkek early on to noon Opposition Leaders called for unity among the various parties and their supporters rejecting preliminary results in sundays parliamentary election that showed progovernment parties potentially winning but 1st team