China hits back at EU over electric car tariffs: How bad could the trade dispute get? • FRANCE 24

European Union member states have narrowly backed import duties on Chinese-made electric cars, over what the EU considers to be unfair competition. Tariffs of up to 45 percent are set to be imposed from next month for five years. Chinese carmakers have criticised the EU's move, but are moving ahead with plans to expand in Europe and have so far not said that they will raise prices to cover the cost of the tariffs. However, the Chinese government says it is investigating some EU imports, such as pork or dairy products, from countries including Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as brandy and wine imports from France. That has sparked concerns of possible challenges at the World Trade Organization, and a worsening dispute between Brussels and Beijing. We delve into what's at stake with two MEPs.

[jasonong]

EU always double standard and double headed snake

[xgguo]

When China has high volume of CO2 emission, EU blames China for risk of environment.
After China government put huge cost to build up capacity to produce cheap EVs for environment protection, EU blames the subsidy from China government on EV industry.
What is the logic behind?

[sxz]

Come on, government subsidy on EV does not only exist in China but exists in almost every country including these EU countries. Why do these guy blame only China.

[torrent]

China might as well slap tariffs on all agri products from the EU. Everyone knows agriculture is heavily subsidised in europe.

[SSVindictive]

France has a overcapacity of brandy and wine clearly. German has a overcapacity of combustion engine cars, which is terrible

[AstuteRealm]

France 24 debate is so boring. How is it a debate when both sides agree on the topic?

[urbestboy]

total false
Traditional car is definitely over capacity but not EV.. when iPhone come to market will you say apple is overcapacity of selling iPhone… when everyone already have nokia

[jding]

Chinese subsidy Chinese EV industry to reduce the Co2 emissions, then Chinese customers benefit from the low cost EVs. If the Chinese EV cars enter EU, that means EU customers also benefit from Chinese government's subsidy, isn't it good for EU?

[ianthesiow]

🩶US / America calls it "Liberation" instead of "Invasion". That was what US call it in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and the list goes on... Why the double standard? Confused... Please enlighten. Genuine question...


Instances of the United States "liberated" or overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)

China 1949 to early 1960s
Albania 1949-53
East Germany 1950s
Iran 1953 *
Guatemala 1954 *
Costa Rica mid-1950s
Syria 1956-7
Egypt 1957
Indonesia 1957-8
British Guiana 1953-64 *
Iraq 1963 *
North Vietnam 1945-73
Cambodia 1955-70 *
Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
Ecuador 1960-63 *
Congo 1960 *
France 1965
Brazil 1962-64 *
Dominican Republic 1963 *
Cuba 1959 to present
Bolivia 1964 *
Indonesia 1965 *
Ghana 1966 *
Chile 1964-73 *
Greece 1967 *
Costa Rica 1970-71
Bolivia 1971 *
Australia 1973-75 *
Angola 1975, 1980s
Zaire 1975
Portugal 1974-76 *
Jamaica 1976-80 *
Seychelles 1979-81
Chad 1981-82 *
Grenada 1983 *
South Yemen 1982-84
Suriname 1982-84
Fiji 1987 *
Libya 1980s
Nicaragua 1981-90 *
Panama 1989 *
Bulgaria 1990 *
Albania 1991 *
Iraq 1991
Afghanistan 1980s *
Somalia 1993
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
Ecuador 2000 *
Afghanistan 2001 *
Venezuela 2002 *
Iraq 2003 *
Haiti 2004 *
Somalia 2007 to present
Honduras 2009 *
Libya 2011 *
Syria 2012
Ukraine 2014 *
2014 - 2022 - 9 countries yet to verify.
Pakistan 2022 *
Haiti 2022 *
Niger 2023
Bolivia 2024

[SengpoSatbang]

Why can't the EU and US face reality... Chinese cars are so good and cheap.
And it helps to reduce climate change. Give up this tariff nonsense already.

Where's your pledge for open market?
Let US and European car manufacturers compete openly..
Let customers choose what they want.

The West is history!

[williamwatitwa]

Slovakia: we have highest car production percapita,
EU: China has over capacity!

[tradingupx]

I disagree with her. The gentlemen said it all. If you look at chinese car sales its quite diversified. Designing a car just for EU and subsidizing it is the worst suggestion I have ever heard fom an EU MEP

[JamesSmith-jevf]

Maybe spend the money wasted on foreign wars to further support your own industry and businesses.

[เจนทัศน์เชวงเศรษฐกุล]

You can forget 1400 million customers. Send all overcapacity to US.

[FenrirRobu]

1:58 "In a perfect world" (where we don't study economics nor business) "we would not need subsidies". Should we also put a tariff on Uber, Twitter, Youtube and every other company that is using private capital to subsidize its product until it becomes profitable?

[donpeleas]

But European governments funds their own industries …is that illegal or disloyal competition? Or is it just when someone else do it?

[listerine-prlt]

A British anchor who tries to speak neutral/American, a Slovakian woman who speaks some out of space language and a German guy who rehearses his German speech so many times with Google translation in to English debate . Surprisingly they all understood each other. They mistook this little TV section with EU debate to disagree on nearly everything to promote their respective country's interest. This is so called a true Union

[wheniamfree]

The EU has and has been subsidising EV cars, same as China. The only difference is that the EU made products are not competitive against the Chinese, hence the tariff. This is outright protectionism. And if so, the EU should not complain about China for any reactions it takes against the EU to protect its own industries.

[harrovian]

My thoughts exactly. EU is such a double standard

[terrytavita]

Chinese have the upper hand. They can pick n choose any tarriff on eu exports to china..