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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed her position that a trade dispute between the EU and China should be settled through political dialogue. This comes as the European Commission carries out an anti-dumping investigation against Chinese solar companies.
Merkel emphasized that it is time to open a case and added that the EU investigation is a necessary legal procedure. As to whether it will follow with provisional measures, the chancellor said that it would depend on dialogue between the two sides.
In July, Germany’s Solar World and other European solar panel makers filed a complaint seeking import tariffs on Chinese-made solar products. They claimed that their Chinese competitors have received low-interest loans from the government. The European commission then decided to start a formal investigation on September 6th, which activated the largest trade dispute involving China in terms of trade volume.
中国公众网摘编：GAN JADE |
