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[the eu is said to reduce the proposed additional tariffs on electric vehicles imported from china] cailian news agency reported on september 10 that according to informed sources, the eu is preparing to slightly reduce the proposed additional tariffs on electric vehicles imported from china. among them, the additional tax rate for tesla electric vehicles imported from china will be adjusted from the proposed 9% to slightly less than 8%. it is reported that the eu made the above adjustments based on new information provided by the companies. eu member states will vote on the proposed final tariffs before the tariffs are scheduled to take effect in november. earlier, after the european commission disclosed the final ruling of the anti-subsidy investigation on electric vehicles from china on august 20, the spokesperson of the ministry of commerce of china responded on the same day that the final ruling disclosed by the eu this time did not fully absorb the opinions of the chinese side, and still insisted on wrong practices, ruling high tax rates, and using sampling to treat different types of chinese companies differently, distorting the results of the investigation. the final ruling was disclosed based on the "facts" unilaterally determined by the eu, rather than the facts recognized by both parties. china firmly opposes and is highly concerned about this. 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.