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Jul 4, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Zoe Frechin-Pollard |Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa
LONDON -- The Labour Party's primary focus after its projected landslide in the U.K. general election on Thursday will be to fix a cost-of-living crisis and failing social services, but it will also quickly be tested on foreign policy in a rapidly deteriorating geopolitical climate. After 14 years of Conservative rule, Labour was projected by the BBC to win 405 seats in parliament, with the Tories expected to win 154. A party needs 326 seats to gain a majority.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa
LONDON -- The European Commission on Thursday confirmed hefty import tariffs on EVs made in China, with negotiations continuing ahead of a definitive vote by member states in October on whether to lock in the rates for the next five years. Thursday was the deadline for Beijing and Brussels to find a solution before the provisional tariffs kick in. Technical discussions with Chinese officials were held in Brussels last week, but they failed to yield a result.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa
LONDON -- The European Commission on Thursday confirmed hefty import tariffs on EVs made in China, with negotiations continuing ahead of a definitive vote by member states in October on whether to lock in the rates for the next five years. Thursday was the deadline for Beijing and Brussels to find a solution before the provisional tariffs kick in. Technical discussions with Chinese officials were held in Brussels last week, but they failed to yield a result.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa |Zoe Frechin-Pollard
LONDON -- When the Conservative government opened the U.K.'s doors to Hong Kongers in 2021, it probably had not calculated that this new community could determine its fate in some seats in a general election just three years later.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
ft.com | Yifan Yu |David Keohane |Kana Inagaki |Christian Davies |Song Jung-a |Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa | +1 more
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa |Yifan Yu |Song Jung-a |David Keohane |Catherine De Beaurepaire |Kana Inagaki | +1 more
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa |Catherine De Beaurepaire
LONDON/BRUSSELS -- The European Commission announced on Wednesday import tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles, after its investigation found that producers in China benefitted from "unfair subsidies" throughout their supply chains -- from lithium refining to the transportation of the final products. China's Ministry of Commerce responded by saying the tariffs are "excessively high" and "lack factual and legal basis."
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa |Catherine De Beaurepaire
LONDON/BRUSSELS -- The European Commission announced on Wednesday import tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles, after its investigation found that producers in China benefitted from "unfair subsidies."BYD electric cars face import duties of 17.4%, while those from Geely Holding would be subject to 20% and state-owned SAIC Motor's models would be hit with 38.1%, the EC said in a statement. Chinese-made EVs already face 10% import tariffs to Europe.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa |Catherine De Beaurepaire
LONDON/BRUSSELS -- China on Wednesday hit out at the European Union, threatening retaliation after a report by the Financial Times that the bloc will impose an additional 25% import tariff on Chinese-made electric cars. A foreign ministry spokesperson said Beijing will take all necessary measures to safeguard its rights and interests, in response to a question about reports over the looming EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Catherine De Beaurepaire |Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa
BRUSSELS -- French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap national legislative election following heavy losses to the far right in the European parliamentary polls widens the fissure in the bloc's stance over its relationship with China, analysts said on Monday.
