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EU pushes ahead with controversial tariffs on Chinese EVs, ignoring members' opposition
By Xinhua Published: Oct 05, 2024 03:03 PM
This photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024 shows the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

This photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024 shows the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)


 
A vehicle passes by the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4, 2024. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

A vehicle passes by the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4, 2024. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)


 
Vehicles wait for traffic light near EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4, 2024. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

Vehicles wait for traffic light near EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4, 2024. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)


 
This photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024 shows the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

This photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024 shows the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who warn the move could boomerang against the European Union's (EU) competitiveness. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)