Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will discuss US restrictions on electric vehicles with his American counterpart Gina Raimondo, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
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The talks will also cover other “key economic and trade issues”, the report added, and come as Beijing is trying to avert European Union tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.
On Friday, the EU’s 27 member states are expected to vote on the European Commission’s proposal to impose tariffs of up to 35.3 per cent on the vehicles for the next five years because of concerns about state subsidies.
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The United States imposed tariffs of 100 per cent on Chinese-made EVs in May.
Wang and Raimondo last spoke by phone in January and Xinhua said the latest proposed call is part of a communication mechanism, which Wang has stressed must remain “active”.
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