Trade
China Challenges EV Tariffs Imposed by Europe With WTO Complaint
- Beijing says the EU’s move lacks factual and legal foundation
- Brussels conducted a months-long probe into Chinese state aid
A BYD Co. Atto 3 electric vehicle at a showroom in Paris.
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China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s decision to impose anti-subsidy duties on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a dispute that’s straining their already fraught relationship.
Beijing brought the case to the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism on Friday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce. The aim is to “safeguard the development rights and interests” of the EV industry, it added.