European Union Commission's proposal to impose countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles passed

On October 4th, local time on October 4th, the European Union held a vote on whether to impose a five-year anti-subsidy duty on Chinese electric vehicles. The European Union Commission released a statement showing that the vote on the Commission's proposal to impose tariffs on Chinese imports of pure electric vehicles received the necessary support from European Union member states. The statement said that the European Union and China continue to work to explore alternative solutions, which must be fully compliant with WTO regulations, can fully address the injurious subsidies identified by the Commission's investigation, and can be monitored and enforced.