EU local weather chief says ‘no official determination’ on China wind subsidies probe
by AFP Employees Writers
Beijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2023
The European Union’s local weather chief mentioned Thursday that “no official determination” had been taken on whether or not to research China’s subsidies for its wind energy business, following talks together with her counterparts in Beijing.
The EU this month launched an enquiry into China’s suspected unfair use of subsidies to assist the nation’s electric-car producers — a transfer that has been strongly criticised by Beijing.
The bloc is reportedly additionally contemplating the same however separate probe into Chinese language producers of wind turbine parts, following complaints that state subsidies enable them to supply low cost imports which undercut European rivals.
However European Commissioner for Vitality Kadri Simson instructed a press briefing on Thursday that she had knowledgeable Chinese language officers “there isn’t any official determination that we should always open any investigation within the wind sector proper now”.
“From the EU perspective, we are going to maintain our market open. We do consider that simply and honest competitors will profit all our shoppers and can carry us probably the most environment friendly options,” Simson mentioned.
“If there are circumstances of unfair competitors or offering subsidies or dumping, then we must launch an investigation. However all the choices can be made based mostly on info,” she added.
Simson mentioned she had held talks with Zhang Jianhua, chairman of China’s Nationwide Vitality Administration, as a part of a three-day journey to Beijing that ends on Friday.
She is a part of a flurry of visits to the nation by EU officers, with the bloc’s international coverage chief Josep Borrell arriving in Shanghai on Thursday for an anticipated three-day journey.
Borrell is more likely to focus on the EU’s “de-risking” technique with China — its largest commerce associate — and put together the bottom for a deliberate summit this yr.
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