Canada's dual tariff battles with US and China threaten to strain world trade system

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The announcement of Chinese tariffs on Canada "reflects its determination to prevent the trade war from causing a ... chain reaction, and also shows that it has room for negotiation with relevant countries," said Zang Chengwei, a researcher specialising in world economics and politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
39% : Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in August, two months before the tariffs came into force, that they were aimed at countering China's state-driven overcapacity following similar moves by the United States and European Union against Chinese EV imports.
36% : Trump imposed 10 per cent tariffs on Chinese products soon after returning to the White House and a further 10 per cent levy has since come into effect, prompting China to retaliate by placing tariffs of 10 to 15 per cent on selected US goods and vowing to take its case to the World Trade Organization.
17% : Meanwhile, threatened 25 per cent tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Canada and Mexico have been delayed, although Trump has continued to make trade threats to Canada, including comments that he may target timber and dairy imports over the weekend.

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