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China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mao Ning, denounced the European Union's tariff plan and said it was politically motivated. teleSUR

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00:00China urged the European Union to stop politicizing trade issues after the bloc revealed a tariff

00:07proposal on Chinese metal-electrics vehicles.

00:10China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning denounced the bloc's tariff plan and

00:14said it was politically motivated.

00:17According to the official, the new draft introduced modifications to the provisional tariffs announced

00:23in July.

00:24Mao Ning pointed out that cars exported by YDG, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer,

00:31will face a 17-percent task, while those from Sainte-Motard in Shanghai will be hit by the

00:39higher rate to 36.3 percent, affecting the export market for Chinese-made electric vehicles.

00:53We urge the European Union to immediately correct its wrong practices, to stop politicizing,

01:01manipulating and weaponizing economic and trade issues, and instead to show sincerity

01:06in meeting China halfway, accelerate discussions on appropriate solutions, avoid escalating

01:11trade frictions and avoid affecting mutual trust and cooperation between China and the

01:17European Union.