China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles [Video]

FILE – European Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Economy and Trade Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during a news conference at the Delegation of the European Union to China after he concluded the 10th China-EU High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) (Andy Wong, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

GENEVA – China has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles.

The Chinese diplomatic mission to the WTO said Monday it “strongly opposes” the measures and insisted its move was designed to protect the EV industry and support a global transition toward greener technologies.

The European bloc announced last monthit was imposing import duties of up to 35% on electric vehicles from China, alleging the Chinese exports were unfairly undercutting EU industry prices. The …

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