(ECNS) -- China has urged the European Union to stop its anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles as soon as possible so as not to disrupt China-EU economic and trade cooperation and the stability of industrial and supply chains.
If the EU insists on continuing with the investigation, China will not sit back and watch, said Mao Ning, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a press conference on Thursday.
China will take every necessary measure to firmly safeguard its lawful rights and interests, she added.
"China has stated its position multiple times on the EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into the imports of EVs from China. The nature of the investigation is protectionist," Mao said.
She noted that there are many practices in the investigation that are simply unjustifiable and inconsistent with the rules and the EU’s accusation of China’s so-called subsidization is untenable.
The European Commission will postpone its decision on Chinese electric vehicle tariffs until after the European Parliament election on June 9, according to a media report.
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