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according to the ministry of commerce website on september 3, a spokesperson for the ministry of commerce answered reporters' questions regarding canada's trade restrictions on china.

question: the canadian government recently announced restrictive measures such as imposing additional tariffs on electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products imported from china. what is china's response?

answer:canada has adopted discriminatory unilateral restrictive measures on products imported from china despite opposition and dissuasion from many parties. china is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes this and intends to bring canada's relevant practices to the wto dispute settlement mechanism. china will initiate an "anti-discrimination investigation" on the relevant restrictive measures taken by canada in accordance with article 7 and article 36 of the foreign trade law of the people's republic of china, and will take corresponding measures against canada in the future based on the actual situation.

in addition, according to recent feedback from china's domestic industry,canada's canola exports to china have increased significantly and are suspected of dumping, reaching us$3.47 billion in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 170%, and prices have continued to fall. affected by canada's unfair competition, china's domestic canola-related industries have continued to suffer losses.china will initiate an anti-dumping investigation on canola imported from canada in accordance with relevant domestic laws and regulations and wto rules. china will also initiate an anti-dumping investigation on relevant canadian chemical products based on applications from domestic industries.

china's attitude is very clear. we will take all necessary measures to defend the legitimate rights and interests of chinese companies.