China to Launch Anti-Discrimination Probe After Canada Hikes EV Tariffs

Beijing also plans to start an anti-dumping probe into Canadian rapeseed imports as Ottawa increases duties on Chinese steel and aluminum

Vehicles await export at a port in Suzhou on Aug. 23. Photo: VCG

Beijing plans to launch an anti-discrimination investigation and appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after Canada decided to hike import tariffs on China-made electric cars, steel and aluminum.

The probe, China’s first such investigation, will be conducted under the country’s Foreign Trade Law, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Tuesday. The law includes an article which allows the government to take countermeasures against any country or region that adopts discriminatory prohibitive or restrictive measures against China.

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