EUROPEAN COMMISSION-CHINESE EV-PUNITIVE TARIFFS

(241005) -- BRUSSELS, Oct. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024 shows the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission announced Friday that it passed a vote to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (EVs), sparking criticism from several European countries and auto industries who