There could be ‘modest movement’ on Canada’s tariff on Chinese EVs and on Beijing’s 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola

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Prime Minister Mark Carney will hope he can find the answer to that puzzle during his visit to Beijing this week.

Canada is caught in the crossfire between a Trump administration that has veered sharply towards protectionism and a Chinese regime whose actions are often antagonistic to this country’s interests.

Canadian exports to the U.S. last October accounted for just 67.3 per cent of the total, the lowest non-pandemic level since the current method of data calculation was established in 1997. In 2001, the U.S. was the destination for 87 per cent of Canadian exports.

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The U.S. will always remain a crucial trading partner, but it is apparent Canada needs new markets.

Advancing trade with Vietnamand Indonesia is helpful in that regard, but Canadian exports to Jakarta in a year are the equivalent of what we send to China every month. Making up the U.S. shortfall will require an expansion of trade with Europe and/or China.

The problem for Canada is that for the Chinese, trade is an instrument of expanding state power. Beijing gives its companies a leg up over their........

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