Significant Gaps Remain Between EU and China as EV Tariffs Loom
- EU trade chief, China’s commerce minister hold stock-take call
- EU says two sides will continue technical talks in near future
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The European Union said it still sees “significant remaining gaps” with Beijing after eight rounds of negotiations aimed at avoiding tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles that are due to kick in by the end of this month.
The EU’s trade chief, Valdis Dombrovskis and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao had a video call Friday to discuss the progress of discussions so far, according to a statement from Olof Gill, European Commission spokesperson for trade and agriculture. The two agreed to continue technical talks in the near future.