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"What I suggested to my Chinese partners today is that the doors
are open for discussions and I hope that this message was
heard," he said in his first statement in Shanghai, after
meetings with Chinese officials in the morning in Beijing.
Habeck's visit is the first by a senior European official since
Brussels proposed hefty duties on imports of Chinese-made
electric vehicles (EVs) to combat what the EU considers
excessive subsidies.
Habeck said in Shanghai that until November, there is time for a
dialogue between the EU and China on tariff issues, and that he
believes in open markets but that markets require a level
playing field.
The EU provisional duties are set to apply by July 4, with the
investigation set to continue until Nov. 2, when definitive
duties, typically for five years, could be imposed.
"This opens a phase where negotiations are possible, discussions
are important and dialogue is needed," Habeck said.
(Reporting by Maria Martinez in Shanghai; editing by Jason Neely
and Sharon Singleton)
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