Probe into possible EU protectionism justified

This file photo shows European Union flags fluttering outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on July 14, 2021. In response to the European Union's anti-subsidy investigations into imports of Chinese railway locomotives, new energy vehicles and green energy products, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce launched an investigation into the EU's probe on Wednesday after receiving an application for it to do so from the National Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products. The ministry's probe into the EU's investigation into imports of Chinese railway locomotives, photovoltaic and wind power equipment, and security inspection equipment is being carried out through questionnaires, hearings, field investigations and other ways, and will be completed before Jan 10, 2025; although it could be extended to April 10, 2025, under special circumstances, according to the ministry. The EU's investigations are suspected of discriminatory law enforcement, and local companies established by Chinese companies in Europe are not given equal national treatment. The EU's unfair probe targets the global competitiveness of the Chinese products, which stems from the Chinese companies' long-term and tremendous R&D input and fierce competition at home rather than subsidies.