China media hails Canada’s ‘Chinese-style’ tariff retaliation
- BEIJING – China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times praised Canada’s retaliation against US tariffs, casting Ottawa’s move as validating Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s protectionist trade policies.
- Calling Canada’s action “Chinese-style counter-attack”, the newspaper said in an editorial on Aug 24 that the government’s decision shows that “more countries are realising that concessions towards the US do not necessarily bring respect and stability”.
- Canada walked away from trade negotiations with the US over the weekend, with both sides blaming the other for last-minute changes.
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- BEIJING – China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times praised Canada’s retaliation against US tariffs, casting Ottawa’s move as validating Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s protectionist trade policies.
- Calling Canada’s action “Chinese-style counter-attack”, the newspaper said in an editorial on Aug 24 that the government’s decision shows that “more countries are realising that concessions towards the US do not necessarily bring respect and stability”.
- Canada walked away from trade negotiations with the US over the weekend, with both sides blaming the other for last-minute changes.
Sources: Straitstimes