China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump

China announced tariffs of up to 100 percent on canola, pork and other foods from Canada on Saturday, in retaliation for Canada's decision in August to collect steep taxes on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

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The Chinese tariffs, which take effect March 20, were also a clear warning to Canada—and, indirectly, Mexico—not to cooperate with the United States on trade. The Trump administration, like the Biden administration before it, has been demanding that Canada and Mexico not serve as back doors for low-cost Chinese goods to enter the US market under North American free trade agreements.