China, European Union Agree to Hold Talks on EV Tariffs (2)

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/COUN%20CN%20ECO","_id":"00000190-4791-d497-a7fb-ef9d7b7e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">China and the European Union agreed to start talks on the bloc’s plans to impose tariffs on electric vehicles imported from the Asian nation.

Chinese Commerce Minister <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"00000190-4791-d497-a7fb-ef9d7b800001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Wang Wentao and EU Trade Commissioner <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"00000190-4791-d497-a7fb-ef9d7b810000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Valdis Dombrovskisspoke in a video conference Saturday, according to a statement by the commerce ministry in Beijing. They agreed to begin talks, the statement said without providing details.

Earlier this month, the EU <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SEYVUWT0G1KW","_id":"00000190-4791-d497-a7fb-ef9d7b820000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">announced plans to impose levies as high as 48% on EVs shipped from China as of July, fueling trade tensions with the Asian nation. The bloc has opened a slew of investigations into ...