In August, Canada announced that it will implement a 100-percent surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce confirmed that China has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canada’s unilateralism and trade protectionism practices. RELATED: Kenya: Expo to Boost Sino-African Trade Ties to Be […]

On Thursday, The New York Times published an opinion piece stating that the United States’ new protectionist stance in the international trade will only raise prices, limit consumer choices and risk growth. RELATED:  Chinese Military Drills Around Taiwan Are Legitimate: Wang The U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products are mainly aimed at […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson have cautioned against tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) following Washington’s announcement of hefty levies. RELATED:  High Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles Hurt US Consumers Scholz and Kristersson expressed reservations about possible European tariffs on Chinese EVs when asked at a press conference whether they […]

Some Western media believe that the White House’s decision on Tuesday to increase the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) imports from some 25 percent to 100 percent will hurt U.S. climate goals, industrial competitiveness, and consumer interests. RELATED:  The US Aims Its Trade War Towards Chinese Electric Vehicles “U.S. consumers mostly haven’t realized how […]

On Tuesday, the White House unveiled new tariffs on imports of electric vehicles, solar cells and other clean-energy products from China, in a protectionist move widely believed to imperil the American ambition to enhance competitiveness and slash carbon emissions. RELATED: TikTok Sues US Government to Block Potential Ban According to the plan, the tariffs on […]

Carme Ferre-Pavia, a professor of communication studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, said that a potential ban in the United States of the TikTok social media app owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance is “a case of digital protectionism.”  RELATED: US House of Representatives Votes Bill to Ban TikTok “This is a case of […]

On Thursday, China called on the United States to stop the unreasonable suppression of companies from other countries, following a U.S. bill targeting TikTok. RELATED: US House of Representatives Approves TikTok Ban The U.S. side should earnestly respect the market economy and the principle of fair competition, and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory […]