Chinese experts on Saturday urged Canadian politicians to maintain strategic sobriety and insist on an independent economic policy following media reports saying that Canada is considering whether to impose new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), even though US tariff hikes on Chinese EVs have been criticized for disrupting market competition and global industrial chains.

Trade Minister of Canada Mary Ng said in an interview that Canada is looking at whether it needs to raise tariffs on Chinese-made EVs after the US announced major new levies on them, according to a report by Bloomberg.com on Saturday.

“We are looking at this very carefully and we have an open dialogue with our American partners,” Ng said.

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