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Beijing, August 27 (Xinhua) -- In response to the Canadian government's announcement on August 26 that it would impose additional tariffs and other restrictive measures on electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products imported from China, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on August 27 that Canada has disregarded facts and WTO rules, ignored China's repeated solemn representations, and ignored opposition and dissuade from many parties, and has acted on its own. China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it. China urges Canada to immediately correct its wrong practices. China will take all necessary measures to firmly defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.

The spokesperson said that China has repeatedly stressed that the development of China's electric vehicles and other industries is based on its own comparative advantages and is the result of open competition. Chinese electric vehicles are welcomed by global users, including Canadian consumers, and have also made great contributions to global efforts to address climate change and green transformation.

The spokesperson said that Canada claims to support free trade and the multilateral trading system based on WTO rules, but it blatantly violates WTO rules and blindly follows individual countries in announcing that it will take unilateral tariff measures, which is typical trade protectionism. This move by Canada will disrupt the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain, seriously undermine the global economic system and economic and trade rules, severely impact China-Canada economic and trade relations, damage the interests of enterprises in both countries, affect the welfare of Canadian consumers, and undermine Canada's green transformation and global efforts to combat climate change. (End)