Last week, the Canadian government sanctioned eight Chinese officials and former officials. This could trigger another round of retaliatory sanctions, as past experience shows that China has responded to foreign sanctions with its own countermeasures, especially since the enactment of its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

Earlier this week, TikTok announced a court challenge in Canada related to the shutdown of two of its offices, as well as a motion for an injunction to stop a U.S. appeals court decision from taking effect in order to allow the Supreme Court to hear its case related

At the meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods this week, China raised the issue of Canada's recent surtaxes on Chinese goods, including on electric vehicles.

Yesterday, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland emphasized that Canada was aligned with the U.S. on trade relations with China, distinguishing Canada's position from that of Mexico.

Last week, Canada ordered "the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act," closing the two TikTok offices in Canada. However, the app itself will remain available for download.

At a recent meeting of the Canadian House of Commons Committee on International Trade, two key ministers from the Trudeau government testified about issues related to the Canadian surtaxes on Chinese EVs and other products.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) disclosed more information about its anti-discrimination investigation on Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs and other products, as well as several related measures.