German Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Minister of Economic and Economic Minister who is visiting ChinaBaker said that the EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are not a punishment.
According to Reuters, Habeck said on Saturday (June 22) to attend the first plenary meeting of climate and transformation dialogue in Beijing that the United States, Brazil, and Turkey have collected punishment for China to punish ChinaTariffs, but the European Union did not, "European practice is different."
He emphasized: "The important thing is to understand that these are not punitive tariffs." He said that in the nine months of the European Commission launched an anti -subsidy survey, it has reviewed whether Chinese companies have obtained from subsidies in detail in detail.The benefits of unfairness.
Habeck said that any anti -subsidy tax measures caused by the EU after review are not a punishment. These tariffs are designed to compensate the Chinese government to give domestic enterprises through subsidies.
Haberki later met Zheng Zujie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, also said that the European Union plans to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to create a fair competitive environment with China.
The European Commission announced on June 12 that it will impose anti -subsidy tariffs on new energy electric vehicles imported from China, exacerbating the intense trade relationship between China and the European Europe.
Habeck is the first European official to visit China after the EU announced the tariff decision, and the tariff will be an important issue for his three -day visit to China.
Haberk said before visiting China on Friday (21st) that as one of the major European economies and the largest car producers, Germany "special situations" in the current situation of trade tensions.
He said, "I am determined to encourage the Chinese to discuss this issue with us, rather than simply let the situation develop and upgrade."
Habeck said to the media after arriving in Beijing: "What I want to emphasize is that the subsidy issued by the Chinese government means that the production cost of its goods is lower than the actual market value. These products are finally sold to Germany and Europe.Will destroy or even destroy the market there. "
