BEIJING: As a vote on European Union (EU) duties on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) looms, China employs a carrot-and-stick approach to deal with the 27-strong bloc, threatening trade retaliation while cajoling key EU states into one-on-one talks on deals and investments.
The potential blow of counter-tariffs on EU goods will fall mostly on states such as Spain, France and Italy that have voiced support for the EV duties, with pork, dairy and brandy exports to the world’s second-biggest economy at stake.
