China requests WTO consultations over India's EV subsidy practices

China filed a request for consultations with India at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, regarding India's subsidy measures for electric vehicles and batteries, the Ministry of Commerce said.

India's subsidy measures are suspected of violating multiple obligations, including national treatment, and constitute import substitution subsidies explicitly prohibited by the WTO, the ministry said.

These measures grant unfair competitive advantages to India's domestic industries and undermine China's interests. China will take measures to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its domestic industries.

China has noted that a number of India's economic and trade measures have been suspected of violations, which have caused widespread concern among WTO members. China urges India to abide by its commitments at the WTO and immediately correct its wrongful practices, the ministry said.