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China challenges EU duties on EVs at the WTO, says they 'impede’ climate action

August 19, 2024 at 10:53 AM
The European Union’s preliminary duty order on Chinese electric vehicles “seriously violates WTO rules,” China said on Friday, announcing it would challenge the bloc’s subsidy countermeasure at the World Trade Organization. The European Commission in June said it would impose provisional duties of up to 38.1 percent on Chinese automakers, arguing the companies benefit from “unfair subsidization” and threaten the European industry. The move came shortly after the Biden administration announced it would raise tariffs on Chinese EVs to 100...


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