China has issued a withering response to the EU's decision to raise tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, describing the move as "particularly unfair".
EU may hit Chinese electric cars with 38% tariff #car #electriccar #dw
Xinhua, a mouthpiece for the Chinese government, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade called the proposed tariff hikes "typical double standards" and pointed out that the EU provides significant subsidies to its own electricity and battery industries.
Despite protests from China, no concrete reprisals have yet been announced. That said, a trade promotion body spokesperson was reported to have said that Chinese industries and companies would defend their legal rights until World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations are enforced.
The spokesman said "the abuse of WTO trade remedy rules undermines market principles and disrupts the stability and security of the global supply chain."
