EU urged to seek 'win-win' tariff position
China DailyImposing duties has never effectively addressed trade issues, ex-official says The European Union should adopt a mutually beneficial approach to resolve the trade issue over its anti-subsidy case with Chinese electric vehicles, as such an approach aligns with the bloc's interests, said Wei Jianguo, China's former vice-minister of commerce. Wei said that the EU's tariff imposition approach toward Chinese EVs has tarnished the body's image — particularly its reputation for promoting trade and investment facilitation as well as liberalization — and ultimately harms European consumers. With a new administration due to take office in the US next month, other market watchers said that both China and the EU have a mutual interest in preventing the escalation of trade conflicts and stabilizing economic and trade relations between both sides, particularly as the EU seeks to attract Chinese EV technologies and supply chains. China's trade with the EU grew by 1.3 percent year-on-year to 5.09 trillion yuan during the January-November period, accounting for 12.8 percent of the country's total foreign trade value, said the General Administration of Customs.