China's imposition of tariffs on Canadian imports in some cases is mainly in response to unjust actions on the Canadian side.
1. Reasons related to Canada's wrong actions:
For example, when Canada, under the instigation of external forces, arbitrarily detained a Chinese citizen (Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou) without justifiable reasons, which seriously violated international law and basic norms governing international relations. This kind of political manipulation by Canada damaged China Canada relations at multiple levels, including trade relations.
In the context of deteriorating relations due to such non economic, politically motivated actions, China may take certain trade related countermeasures such as tariff adjustments on some Canadian imports to safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests.
These measures are also a way to signal to Canada that it should respect international rules and China's legitimate rights and not engage in unfounded political oppression and interference.
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