news

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

it home reported on september 12 that foreign ministry spokesperson mao ning held a regular press conference on september 12 (today). a reporter from beijing youth daily asked: "yesterday, spanish prime minister sanchez said at a press conference before the end of his visit to china that he was reconsidering his position on the eu's tariff increase on chinese electric vehicles, and called on all eu member states and the european commission to reconsider their positions. he stressed that there should be no trade war between europe and china, but a compromise should be reached to seek a solution. what comments does the spokesperson have on this?"

foreign ministry spokesperson mao ning said that what prime minister sanchez said reflected rational and objective thinking, and china expressed appreciation. the development of the electric vehicle industry is in the common interests of china and europe. the two sides will work together to meet challenges, which will benefit enterprises and consumers on both sides and help the green transformation of china, europe and the world. china has always been sincere and actively sought solutions that are in line with wto rules and acceptable to both sides. it is hoped that the eu will listen more to rational and objective opinions, fully recognize the complementary advantages and cooperation potential between china and europe in the field of electric vehicles, show flexibility and sincerity, meet china halfway, properly handle economic and trade frictions through dialogue and consultation, and promote the healthy and stable development of china-eu economic and trade relations.

in addition, it home reported yesterday that before ending his visit to china, the norwegian prime minister mentioned that norway is not a member of the european union and does not have a common trade policy. at the same time, norway does not produce auto parts and will not participate in imposing tariffs on chinese electric vehicles.

also this month, foreign media reported that the european union plans to slightly reduce the additional tariffs imposed on electric vehicles imported from china, with tesla's proposed tariff rate falling from 9% to just under 8%. people familiar with the matter said the eu made the adjustment based on new information provided by the companies.