Beijing envoy urges Ottawa to end tariffs on Chinese EVs and warns against 'Cold War mentality'

Open this photo in gallery: Ottawa's decision in 2024 to impose 100-per-cent tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles pushed the two countries into a trade war.Annegret Hilse/Reuters China's ambassador says Canada's steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are preventing the sort of investment here that has led to new auto-sector factories and jobs in Europe and Asia, and warns that the Trump administration's call for Ottawa to join forces against Beijing represents an outdated "Cold War mentality." Wang Di, China's envoy to Canada, cautioned against the formation of geopolitical blocs, in an interview with The Globe and Mail on Wednesday, the…