China’s ambassador to Canada, Wang Di, says the solution is simple: if Canada drops the EV tariff, China will remove its agricultural tariffs. But Canada may not need to go that far.

China cannot easily replace millions of tonnes of high-quality Canadian seed. Imports from India and Australia don’t match the volume or quality, and Chinese futures markets are already showing strain. If farmers can weather the chill, Canada may have more leverage than expected.

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Canadians can’t ignore China’s human rights abuses, from the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang to the crackdown in Hong Kong. And trading dependence on Washington for reliance on Beijing is hardly a cure-all. Any deal must be negotiated from a position of strength, with safeguards to protect Canadian workers and sovereignty.

Which brings us back to canola. China needs it. We’re willing to sell it. But we don’t have to—nor should we—give away the farm.

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[–] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And? Almost all Chinese canola imports come from Canada, Australia hasn't changed that apparently. Just read the article.

There is also some more wrong with your absurdly weird statement, but you contradict yourself with our own linked source. This is waste of time.

[–] AGM@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Read again. Almost all Chinese purchases of canola came from Canada last year, and Australia was locked out of the market then.

Now, China has purchased 8% of its typical demand from Australia. Even if they still buy a lot from Canada, it's 540,000 tonnes less than what could have been coming from Canadian producers.

Last year was before the tariffs. September purchases are after the tariffs.

Australia's market has grown, and they have access to more EVs. Canada's market has shrunk, and we don't have access to those EVs, all to please the US.

[–] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org -2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Do basic maths (and economics). Learn about the canola market (again, which quality did the September purchase have?). Why did China buy from Australia this time? (Spoiler: It has nothing to do with EVs).

I won't engage in further discussions if you continue to spam around with pro-China propaganda while making statements that wildly inaccurate.

Addition: I forgot to mention that you continue your propaganda spam in a Trumpean I-am-right-and-everyone-else-is-wrong attitude, something that doesn't help if you want to engage in a fruitful discussion.

[–] AGM@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lol, "spamming around with propaganda" from an account with 141 posts in two months to servers of numerous countries on different continents with posts just driving the same consistent narrative everywhere you can.

I barely have as many comments in six months as you have posts in two, but I'm pushing propaganda? Sure, Scotty.

Don't engage further. Fine by me. I see you as a sock puppet account and little else.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Ah I see you came to the same conclusion as me. 🤭