China Request to Canada at WTO Over Tariff Hikes

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

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