The Ministry of Commerce responded to the US "Afold Consolidation Act" for discriminatory electric vehicle subsidy clauses

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 22, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, Shu Jingsing, said at the online routine press conference of the Ministry of Commerce on the 22nd that the Chinese side expressed the clause of discriminatory electric vehicles in the "Inflation Act" recently adopted by the United States.Concern.Related measures are based on the premise of providing subsidies such as local assembly in North America, forming discrimination against other imports of similar products, and suspected of violating the principles of the most beneficial benefits of the WTO and national treatment.We noticed that other members of the WTO have expressed serious concerns about the US measures.

Shu Jingsing emphasized that the United States, as a member of the WTO, should implement relevant investment policies in a manner in accordance with the rules of the WTO and safeguard the trade order of fair competition.China will continue to track the follow -up implementation of US legislation, and will take measures to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests if necessary.

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