Canada's 100% tax on Chinese electric cars causes trade problems.


Canada's 100% tax on Chinese electric cars causes trade problems.

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Canada's 100% tax on Chinese electric cars causes trade problems.

Canada put a big tax on electric cars from China. China is unhappy about this and says it's not fair. They believe it will hurt businesses in both countries and cause problems for the global supply chain.

China says Canada talks about free trade but doesn't follow the rules. They urge Canada to change their mind and say they will protect their companies. This happened after the US encouraged Canada to do it, and now a US official is visiting China.

China wants to discuss the tariffs with the US because their economy was hurt by the pandemic. They also had new tariffs put on their products by the US recently. China believes their electric car industry is successful because of hard work, not unfair practices.

Canada also put tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, saying China is trying to hurt their industries. They plan to discuss putting tariffs on even more Chinese products, like batteries and solar panels.

While some Chinese-made electric cars are already in Canada, Chinese brands are not very popular there yet. However, some Chinese companies are hoping to enter the Canadian market soon. Canada believes that China is trying to hurt their industries by selling things at very low prices, but China argues they are helping the world by making green technology cheaper.


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Why is China unhappy with Canada?

China is unhappy because Canada put a big tax on electric cars from China, which they think is unfair.

What does China want to discuss with the US?

China wants to discuss the tariffs because their economy was hurt by the pandemic and they recently had new tariffs put on their products by the US.

What does Canada think about Chinese products?

Canada believes that China is trying to hurt their industries by selling things at very low prices.


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