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China News Service, August 20. According to the Ministry of Commerce website, the Ministry of Commerce spokesperson answered reporters' questions regarding the final ruling of the EU's anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles.

A reporter asked: On August 20, the European Commission announced the final ruling of its anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles. What is China's comment on this?

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said that China has repeatedly pointed out that the EU's pre-set conclusions in its anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles violate its commitment to the principles of "objectivity, fairness, non-discrimination and transparency" at all stages of the investigation, and are also not in line with WTO rules. It is practicing "unfair competition" in the name of "fair competition."

During the investigation of this case, the Chinese government and Chinese industry provided tens of thousands of pages of legal documents and evidence materials through various means such as submitting questionnaires, written comments, and stating opinions at hearings. They comprehensively and in-depth protested against the EU's unreasonable and non-compliant practices, and pointed out that the EU's restrictions on Chinese electric vehicles will disrupt the stability of the global automotive industry chain and supply chain, including the EU, harm the interests of EU consumers, and undermine the EU's own green transformation and global cooperation in addressing climate change.

The EU's final ruling did not fully take into account China's opinions, and it still insisted on its wrong approach, imposing a high tax rate, and using sampling to discriminate between different types of Chinese companies, distorting the investigation results. The final ruling was based on the "facts" unilaterally identified by the EU, rather than the facts recognized by both sides. China firmly opposes this and is highly concerned.

Since the end of June, China and the EU have conducted more than ten rounds of technical consultations on this case based on facts and rules. China has always been committed to properly handling trade disputes with the EU through dialogue and consultation with the utmost sincerity. We hope that the EU will work with China in the same direction, speed up the exploration of appropriate solutions with a rational and pragmatic attitude, and take practical actions to avoid the escalation of trade frictions. China will take all necessary measures to resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.