EV Tariff Divergence Tests WTO Cohesion as Appellate Paralysis Persists
In 2024, the US, EU, and Canada imposed new tariffs on Chinese EVs, but with sharply different legal and procedural foundations. The EU’s WTO-aligned countervailing duties contrast with US and Canadian domestic-law approaches, shaping China’s mix of WTO complaints and potential unilateral responses and raising risks of broader trade diversion and dispute fragmentation.