කැනඩාවේ අධි බදු තීන්දුව ගැන චීනය, WTO උපදෙස් පතයි

China lodges consultation request to Canada at WTO over tariff hikes

China on Friday (Sep. 06) put forward a consultation request to Canada at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canada's plan to impose surtaxes on electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products imported from China, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

In disregard of WTO rules and in violation of its WTO commitments, Canada plans to impose a 100-percent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25-percent surtax on imports of steel and aluminum products. This represents a typical example of unilateralism and trade protectionism, a spokesperson with the ministry said.

Canada's move severely undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system, and disrupts global industrial and supply chains in electric vehicles and steel and aluminum industries. China firmly oppose this, the spokesperson said.

As a staunch supporter and important contributor to the multilateral trading system, China urges Canada to abide by the WTO rules and rectify its erroneous actions immediately, according to the spokesperson.

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