China protests EU’s investigation of subsidies in green industries, calling the move protectionist
8 months, 2 weeks ago

China protests EU’s investigation of subsidies in green industries, calling the move protectionist

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China has accused the European Union of protectionism and “reckless distortion” of the definition of subsidies in response to a new EU investigation into Chinese wind turbine makers. A Chinese trade remedies official made “solemn representations” on the issue in a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday with Martin Lukas, the EU director general for trade defense, the Commerce Ministry said. “This action sends a detrimental signal to the world, suggesting discrimination against Chinese enterprises and endorsing protectionism,” the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU said in a statement. “Especially against the background of increased entry of Chinese providers into the European market, a level playing field must be implemented,” the German Chamber said in a survey of member companies released this week.

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China open to further consultations concerning the EU's anti-subsidy case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China open to further consultations concerning the EU's anti-subsidy case

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday expressed willingness to engage in further consultations with the European Union concerning the anti-subsidy case involving Chinese electric vehicles. The EV case is complex and has a wide impact, and there are certain challenges facing the quest for China and the EU to reach an agreement through consultation, the spokesperson noted, adding …

China open to further consultations concerning the EU's anti-subsidy case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China open to further consultations concerning the EU's anti-subsidy case

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-10 20:35 BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday expressed willingness to engage in further consultations with the European Union concerning the anti-subsidy case involving Chinese electric vehicles. The EV case is complex and has a wide impact, and there are certain challenges facing the quest for China and the EU to reach an agreement through …

EU probe into China EV makers 'not transparent'
3 months, 4 weeks ago

EU probe into China EV makers 'not transparent'

China Daily  

Shi Yonghong, vice-president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, told China Daily in an exclusive interview that under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the European Union will conduct in-depth investigations into local investments in industries that it suspects of receiving foreign subsidies. The battery electric vehicle companies will be very cautious …

Probe into possible EU protectionism justified
5 months, 1 week ago

Probe into possible EU protectionism justified

China Daily  

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 …

China launches investigation in response to EU’s probe of solar, wind power and other products
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China launches investigation in response to EU’s probe of solar, wind power and other products

The Independent  

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EU, China head towards a ‘trade war’ over import tariff on electric vehicles
5 months, 4 weeks ago

EU, China head towards a ‘trade war’ over import tariff on electric vehicles

The Hindu  

The European Commission released this month its new tariff rates for battery-operated electric vehicles imported from China, which is being perceived as the start of a potential trade war between the European Union and China. The current EU tariffs on EVs have to be seen in that context,” said Mr. Campbell, noting that Brussels is naturally concerned about Chinese EV …

China protests over EU move to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
6 months ago

China protests over EU move to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s Commerce Ministry on Thursday accused the European Union of making unreasonable demands in its investigation into imports of Chinese electric vehicles before announcing it was raising tariffs by as much as 38%. Ministry spokesman He Yadong said the European side had demanded excessive amounts of information from Chinese automakers and then unfairly accused the Chinese companies of …

China targets Europe's farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars
6 months, 1 week ago

China targets Europe's farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars

The Hindu  

The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers, instead of German automakers, by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The Chinese market is a major one for German automakers, and the head of the country's auto association, the VDA, described the …

China targets Europe’s farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars
6 months, 1 week ago

China targets Europe’s farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. Olof Gill, a spokesperson on trade for the European Commission, told journalists in Brussels that EU farm subsidies “are strictly …

China says it has right to file WTO suit over EU electric car tariffs
6 months, 1 week ago

China says it has right to file WTO suit over EU electric car tariffs

New Indian Express  

BEIJING: China said Thursday it "reserves the right" to file a suit with the World Trade Organization over planned new EU tariffs on imports of its electric vehicles. The European Union warned this week it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports from next month after an anti-subsidy probe. "China reserves the right …

Official: EU antisubsidy probe type of protectionism
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Official: EU antisubsidy probe type of protectionism

China Daily  

A BYD Ocean-M electric car is displayed at the 2024 Auto China in Beijing on April 25, 2024. Restricting open competition in new energy products and technologies will lead to a regression in the European Union's green transition and dampen the confidence of Chinese companies in investing in the EU, said a senior Chinese commerce official in Poland. During his …

Commission's sly probes will not benefit EU: China Daily editorial
7 months, 1 week ago

Commission's sly probes will not benefit EU: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

As the result of a European Commission probe being allowed by the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, two China-related companies have announced their withdrawal from the procurement procedure of a 110 megawatt solar park in Romania. Dawn raids were conducted on Chinese companies in EU member states after the commission was reported to have received tipoffs that the companies inspected may have …

EU's anti-subsidy EV probe politically motivated
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EU's anti-subsidy EV probe politically motivated

China Daily  

"Shenxing", a fast-charging lithium iron phosphate battery made by China's EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co, Ltd, is displayed during the press preview of the 2023 International Motor Show in Munich, Germany, Sept 4, 2023. The European Commission has warned three Chinese electric vehicle makers — BYD, SAIC and Geely — that they have not supplied sufficient information for …

One French company’s lonely struggle to survive fierce competition from China
8 months ago

One French company’s lonely struggle to survive fierce competition from China

Live Mint  

PARIS—French solar-panel company Photowatt once powered Europe’s ambition to become a renewables manufacturing giant, one that would provide the technology to help achieve the continent’s far-reaching climate goals. Yellen said the Biden administration was determined to prevent a repeat of the wave of China imports 15 years ago that drove U.S. solar panel producers and other manufacturers out of business.“It …

EU probe into China EV makers 'unfair'
8 months, 1 week ago

EU probe into China EV makers 'unfair'

China Daily  

Vehicles from Chinese brands wait to be exported from a port in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The European Commission's anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicle makers is unfair, amounts to double standards and violates World Trade Organization rules, a Chinese industry body says. Technological advances Chinese EVs thrived because of the country's early start, technological advances, economy of scale, robust supply …

EU anti-subsidy probe becomes more absurd
8 months, 1 week ago

EU anti-subsidy probe becomes more absurd

China Daily  

Vehicles from Chinese brands wait to be exported from a port in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The EU, on the other hand, has launched multiple anti-subsidy investigations in the past months against China's green technology sector — from EVs to wind turbines — including launching four investigations in less than two months against Chinese companies using its new Foreign Subsidies Regulation. …

How China captured the sun – and cast a shadow over Europe
9 months ago

How China captured the sun – and cast a shadow over Europe

The Telegraph  

Europe’s ambitious plans to expand green energy generation with “Made in EU” solar panels face a distinctly cloudy future as the continent faces a massive glut of the devices. The European Solar Manufacturing Council has warned of a looming “wave of bankruptcies” including Dutch panel producer Exasun and Austrian module manufacturer Energetic. ESMC secretary general Johan Lindahl has appealed for …

Clear double standard for EU's subsidy probe
10 months ago

Clear double standard for EU's subsidy probe

China Daily  

EU flags flutter in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, on Oct 2, 2019. The European Commission launched an in-depth investigation into the "potentially market distortive role of foreign subsidies" on Friday. The probe concerns Bulgaria's procurement of several electric "push-pull" trains as well as related maintenance and staff training services from CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive, with EU …

Protective measures will dent EU's green goals: China Daily editorial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Protective measures will dent EU's green goals: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

This file photo taken on March 1, 2023 shows European Union flags flying outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. With the European solar power industry increasingly finding itself in difficulties, it is no surprise that some in Europe are seeking to adopt protective measures to deal with what they view as "unfair Chinese competition", including antidumping probes and …

Solar protective measures to hurt Sino-EU ties: China Daily editorial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Solar protective measures to hurt Sino-EU ties: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

The European Union is reportedly planning emergency support measures, including an antidumping probe, for Europe's solar panel manufacturing industry to counter what it considers a flood of cheap Chinese imports. China now holds a pivotal position in the global solar energy supply chain, producing more than 90 percent of the silicon wafers that go into solar panels and more than …

It's crucial to fix effective cooperation rules
1 year ago

It's crucial to fix effective cooperation rules

China Daily  

The EU-China Summit was finally held in Beijing on Thursday. The European Commission has adopted its so-called "de-risking" strategy of cautious cooperation with China while making sure the EU's strategic industries and supply chains are independent or at least not completely under the direct influence of China. However, the EU's de-risking from China is not the same as "de-coupling".The global …

China says EU probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports, subsidies is protectionist
1 year, 3 months ago

China says EU probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports, subsidies is protectionist

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s Commerce Ministry has protested a decision by the European Union to investigate exports of Chinese electric vehicles, saying Thursday that it is a “protectionist” act aimed at distorting the supply chain. “It’s naked protectionist behavior that will seriously disrupt and distort the global automotive industrial chain and supply chain including the European Union, and will have …

EU launches probe into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles
1 year, 3 months ago

EU launches probe into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles

Al Jazeera  

Anti-subsidy investigation is highest-profile case against China since EU probe into Chinese solar panels a decade ago. The European Union has opened a probe into China’s subsidies for electric vehicle makers, amid concerns the payments are harming European companies. This is distorting our market,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers on Wednesday. “So, I can announce …

EU confronts Chinese subsidies with electric car probe
1 year, 3 months ago

EU confronts Chinese subsidies with electric car probe

The Hindu  

Brussels will investigate Chinese state subsidies for electric cars, the EU chief said Wednesday, vowing to defend Europe's industry from unfair competition. Pointing to information from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Wang Lutong, director-general of the Chinese foreign ministry's department of European affairs, said "many EU members subsidise their electric vehicle industries". The EU's internal market chief Thierry Breton last …

EU launches anti-subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicles
1 year, 3 months ago

EU launches anti-subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicles

Op India  

The European Union has launched an anti-subsidy inquiry into the Electric Vehicles coming from China. Asserting that the EV sector is a “crucial industry for the clean economy with a huge potential for Europe, Ursula von der Leyen said that global markets are flooded with cheaper Chinese electric cars and huge state subsidies are provided to keep their price artificially …

EU announces an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles
1 year, 3 months ago

EU announces an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union is launching an investigation into subsidies that China provides to electric vehicle makers, the head of the bloc’s executive branch said Wednesday, as concern grows that the aid is harming European companies. This is distorting our market,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. “So, I can announce today …

EU announces an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles
1 year, 3 months ago

EU announces an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles

The Independent  

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