China has announced tariffs on more than $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October and opening a new front in a trade war largely driven by US President Donald Trump.
The levies, announced by the commerce ministry and scheduled to take effect on 20 March, match the 100 per cent and 25 per cent import duties Canada slapped on China-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminium products just over four months ago.
