People visit the 20th China (Changsha) International Automobile Exposition in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 4, 2024. The 6-day exposition, with an exhibition area of 120,000 square meters, kicked off on Wednesday at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center, showcasing more than 1,000 vehicles from over 80 automobile brands. Photo: Xinhua

China has always advocated solving trade frictions through dialogue and consultation, and has made the best efforts on the consultations of price commitment with the EU regarding the latter's anti-subsidy probe into China-made electric vehicles (EVs), He Yongqian, a spokesperson with Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, in response to a question regarding the progress on China-EU consultations on the price commitment.

It is hoped that the EU side will take concrete actions as early as possible to jointly advance consultations with the Chinese side, He said.

China and the EU have made progress in their consultations on a price commitment plan for Chinese EVs, and talks are still ongoing, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce said on November 28.

Building on an existing principled consensus, technical teams from both sides have engaged in intensive consultations and have made some progress thanks to their hard work, the spokesperson confirmed on November 28.