The European Union held a vote on whether to impose a five-year anti-subsidy tax on Chinese electric autos. A statement released by the European Commission showed that the Commission's proposal to impose tariffs on imported pure electric autos from China received the necessary support from EU member states in the vote. The statement said that the EU and China continue to work towards exploring alternative solutions, which must fully comply with WTO rules, be able to effectively address the injurious subsidies identified in the Commission's investigation, and be monitorable and enforceable. The day before the vote, German Chancellor Scholz stated to the public that Germany would oppose the new tariffs on Chinese electric autos being imposed by the EU in the vote on the 4th. Prior to the vote on the same day, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban stated that the current economic strategy of the EU represents an "economic cold war." On October 4th of last year, the European Commission initiated an anti-subsidy investigation on imported electric autos from China, and on July 4th of this year, began imposing temporary anti-subsidy taxes on Chinese electric autos. On August 20th, the EU released the draft final ruling of the anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric autos, proposing anti-subsidy taxes of 17% to 36.3% on Chinese electric autos. (CCTV News)