Scholz opposes tariff conflicts with China

Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz visits Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. in Jiulongpo District of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, April 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday expressed his opposition to tariff conflicts, announcing such conflicts lead nowhere. 

BERLIN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday expressed his opposition to tariff conflicts whereas delivering an announcement to the click in Brussels.

Scholz careworn that such conflicts lead nowhere and emphasised the significance of the utilization of the World Alternate Group to resolve substitute disputes.

Talking on the sidelines of the European Council meeting, Scholz reiterated his stance against escalating tariff tensions with China, a level he moreover made in a speech to the Bundestag, Germany’s lower residence of parliament, the day earlier than this day.

Folk focus on about with the pavilion of Chinese carmaker Leapmotor on the 2024 Paris Motor Advise real through the media day in Paris, France, Oct. 14, 2024.  (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

He infamous that important German carmakers, alongside with 17 EU international locations, oppose the imposition of tariffs on China.

Whereas highlighting the necessity for Germany to take its competitiveness in the electric automobile market, Scholz emphasised that this ought to mute not be accomplished through tariffs.