Analysis-China’s messy EV dispute with Europe keeps trade tensions in check

Fears of a widening tariff war between China and other major exporting nations are keeping diplomacy between the world’s second-largest economy and the European Union alive, even as trade talks over electric vehicles stall. Some EU member states are even using the dispute to bolster bilateral ties away from the Brussels-Beijing negotiations and attract fresh investment from China. “I don’t think China wants this thing to significantly torpedo the EU-China relationship, especially given the fact we will probably be seeing a very different world (after the U.S. election),” said Bo Zhengyuan, a Shanghai-based partner at Plenum, a consultancy.Read More