China strongly opposes the European Union's anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles made in China and will take necessary measures to defend its legitimate rights and interests, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
The European Commission imposed provisional additional tariffs of up to 37.6 percent on imported EVs from China starting on Friday while discussions with China continue. A final decision on the tariffs will be made by early November. Until then, importers must deposit guarantees equivalent to the potential duties.
"China has made clear its position on many occasions regarding EU's anti-subsidy probe into EVs made in China. We are strongly opposed to this. We always believe that specific economic and trade issues should be properly settled through dialog and negotiation. China will also take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests," Mao said.
China strongly opposes EU anti-subsidy probe into Chinese EVs
A new batch of China Media Group's (CMG) 8K ultra-high-definition (UHD) live broadcast vehicles for the Paris Olympics was unloaded in the Netherlands on Sunday local time, before heading to France.
In addition to the broadcast van in red, an auxiliary vehicle was also disembarked at the Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe.
With a length of 17 meters, a width of 2.5 meters and a weight of 40 tons, the live broadcast vehicle, carrying state-of-the-art broadcast equipment, has very high requirements on the port's lifting capacity.
To ensure smooth unloading, the Port of Rotterdam convened a pre-ship meeting and specifically designed a customized lifting plan. Prior to the actual lift, over two hours were spent testing and adjusting the lifting equipment.
As planned, the broadcast vehicles will run all the way from Rotterdam to Belgium, and sail to Paris. As a leading broadcaster and the international media organization with the most broadcasting rights for the Paris Olympic Games, CMG is set to orchestrate its largest-scale Olympic Games coverage to date.
A production and technical service team of over 2,000 technicians will be responsible for producing pool signals for the four major events: gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, and rock climbing.
Meanwhile, the live broadcast will last over 400 hours, with more than 11,000 hours of high-quality signals for the competitions broadcast and distributed through television channels and new media terminals.
For the first time abroad, CMG's Olympic broadcast production will be delivered entirely in 4K ultra-high-definition.
CMG broadcast vehicles for Paris Olympics unloaded at Port of Rotterdam
