eiwanger, deputy governor of bavaria, germany: china and europe "should support each other, not hinder each other"
2024-10-07
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xinhua news agency, munich, germany, october 7 (reporter li hanlin) "we firmly oppose the imposition of tariffs on chinese electric vehicles and hope that chinese cars can continue to be exported to europe." hubei, deputy governor of bavaria, germany and minister of economics, development and energy te aiwanger said this recently in an exclusive interview with a reporter from xinhua news agency.
on october 4, in brussels, belgium, vehicles drove past the european commission building. eu member states voted on the 4th on the final decision of the eu’s anti-subsidy investigation against china’s electric vehicles. many parties in europe strongly oppose the eu's increase in tariffs on chinese electric vehicles. they believe that this move is not conducive to improving the competitiveness of european car companies and does not contribute to the eu's green transformation goals. they call for continued consultation with china. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhao dingzhe
regarding the trade protectionist measures taken by the european commission against the chinese automobile industry, aiwanger emphasized: "europe is considering measures to restrict the chinese automobile industry, but the bavarian state government does not support such a policy. what we advocate is mutual support, not mutual support." put up barriers to each other.”
aiwanger said that bavaria firmly opposes "decoupling and breaking links" with china and is willing to further strengthen cooperation with china in the fields of economy, trade, research and development and other fields.
iwanger believes that healthy competition can promote common progress, and fair competition is an important cornerstone of cooperative development. "on the basis of fair competition, there is no factor that can prevent us from further deepening cooperation in the future," he said.
"if economic ties become complicated, cooperation will be more difficult, which will hinder the success of enterprises." aiwanger said, "we have many multinational companies operating in china, such as bmw, siemens, etc. at the same time, more and more chinese companies a branch has been established in bavaria. i have also recently had conversations with these companies to discuss how to deepen understanding, develop together, and expand investment in both markets.”
on september 11, people visited geely's booth at the international auto parts and after-sales service exhibition in frankfurt, germany. the five-day frankfurt international auto parts and after-sales service exhibition opened on the 10th. geely, byd and other chinese electric vehicle brands made their collective debut for the first time, which was regarded as a highlight of this exhibition by german media and industry insiders. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang fan
"china's huge export achievements on a global scale are worthy of praise. chinese products not only facilitate our lives, but also promote economic prosperity." aiwanger welcomed the active participation of chinese companies in the bavarian and german markets.
aiwanger said that china is bavaria's most important trading partner, and the economic relations between the two sides have been deepening in recent years. he revealed his plans to lead a delegation to visit china soon, hoping to take this opportunity to deepen bilateral economic and trade relations and discuss important issues such as transportation, security and economic policy with the chinese side.
"i was fortunate to witness china's development in 2019 and am looking forward to visiting china again." he said that he would communicate with china around topics such as artificial intelligence and hydrogen energy to further strengthen economic cooperation.
source: xinhua news agency client
