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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for movement from China in the dispute over potential European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Scholz welcomed the European Commission’s offer of negotiations with China, but warned there is little time left before the threatened punitive tariffs could begin taking effect on July 4. “It is clear that we also need serious movement and progress from the Chinese side at this point,” Scholz said. The European Commission has accused Beijing of unfairly subsidizing battery-powered vehicles, and published plans for punitive tariffs on electric vehi…

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