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China files WTO complaint against EU over tariffs on EVs

Beijing says it will 'safeguard the development rights and interests' of industry

An electric vehicle from China's Dongfeng Motor. The European Union has imposed provisional tariffs of up to 37.6% on EVs made in China, saying they unfairly benefit from government subsidies.   © Reuters
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BEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese government said it filed a complaint Friday with the World Trade Organization over European Union tariffs on electric vehicles made in China.

The Commerce Ministry said that China had resorted to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism "to safeguard the development rights and interests of the electric vehicle industry and cooperation on the global green transformation."

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