Chinese EV makers allege EU ‘snooping’, urge Beijing to take ‘most stringent’ measures
- Chinese and European firms at a meeting this week ‘all opposed’ European Union tariffs on China’s electric vehicles, according to state media
Chinese car firms have asked Beijing to take “the most stringent measures” against the European Union after the bloc raised import tariffs on its electric vehicles (EV).
An online media outlet under state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday also made accusations of “snooping” into China’s EV technology.
The Yuyuantantian news outlet’s social media account cited a closed-door meeting at China’s Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday involving four Chinese and six European firms plus trade groups.
Under World Trade Organization rules, China should impose a “higher provisional tariff” of up to 25 per cent on large petrol-powered vehicles from Europe, the post added.
The firms alleged that the EU had “abused its investigation power to arbitrarily expand the scope of investigation and even snoop into China’s new energy vehicle technology”.
It is better to say that this is a big survey of the core competitiveness of China’s new energy vehicle companies