China has imposed tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products, retaliating against Ottawas levies on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum. The new duties, announced by

China announced tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday in retaliation for October's decision to impose duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminium. The Chinese commerce ministry said a 100 per cent tariff would be placed on Canadian rapeseed oil,

Trump, who has imposed 25% tariffs on almost all products imported from Canada, has repeatedly said this year that the US has a “$200 billion” trade deficit with Canada – sometimes making the claim explicitly and sometimes using vaguer language about a supposed $200 billion subsidy or loss to Canada.

Trump during his address to Congress said that Canada and Mexico ‘have allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before.’