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China hits Canada with retaliatory ag tariffs following anti-discrimination investigation

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China is striking back at Canadian tariffs.
On Saturday, the commerce ministry (MofCom) announced that its anti-discrimination investigation into Canada's tariffs on Chinese metals and electric vehicles (EVs) had found them to be discriminatory.
Beijing immediately announced steep retaliatory tariff...



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