Following months of heightened trade friction, bilateral relations between Beijing and Ottawa have entered a period of de-escalation.  Implementing the resolutions reached during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mid-January visit to China, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) concluded its anti-dumping investigation and adjusted its anti-discrimination measures last weekend.

Amid positive momentum between Beijing and Ottawa on resolving a string of trade disputes, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) signaled an adjustment to its anti-discrimination measures targeting Canada and an extension of the anti-dumping investigation on canola seeds, with new announcements expected in the coming weeks.

In the midst of a Canadian government trade mission to China, several Canadian federal and provincial agriculture ministers weighed in on Canada-China trade disputes.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has extended two ongoing anti-dumping investigations, both of which were initiated in partial response to Canadian tariffs on Chinese goods

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on canola seed imports from Canada, accusing the Canadian government of subsidizing its agricultural sector and distorting the market.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Canadian canola seeds, as part of its retaliation against Canada's tariffs on a number of Chinese goods.

Not surprisingly, China is pushing back hard against Canada's recently announced tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum, with actions at both the multilateral and unilateral level.