Ministry of Commerce: It plans to refer Canada's relevant practices to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism

On September 3, the Canadian side has taken discriminatory unilateral restrictive measures against imports from China despite the opposition and dissuasion of many parties. The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to this, and plans to refer the relevant practices of the Canadian side to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. According to Articles 7 and 36 of the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese side will < b > initiate an "anti-discrimination investigation" against the relevant restrictive measures taken by Canada , and take corresponding measures against Canada in the future according to the actual situation. In addition, according to the recent report of China's domestic industry, Canada's exports of rapeseed to China have increased significantly and are suspected of dumping. It will reach 3.47 billion US dollars in 2023, an increase of 170% year-on-year, and the price will continue to decline. Affected by the unfair competition of the Canadian side, China's domestic rapeseed-related industries continue to China will launch an anti-dumping investigation on Canadian rapeseed imports in accordance with relevant domestic laws and regulations and WTO rules.