The Chinese embassy in Ottawa criticized duties slapped by Canada this week on Chinese imported steel, saying on Friday they violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and disrupted the global trade order.

The prime minister pledges to diversify its trading partners away from the US and prioritise the use of Canadian steel.

Canada introduced limits on how much foreign steel produced in countries other than the U.S. and Mexico can be imported to help a domestic sector reeling from President Trump’s tariffs.