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by Ringz 561 days ago
Better? That needs a proof and I bet you won’t be able to find a peer reviewed example.

Cheaper? You raise an easy target here if you ignore the massive subsidies, completely different financial systems and politics. China ignores international trade rules and Europe, USA etc. can’t ignore this if they want to save their industry and - at the end - democracy.
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rdm_blackhole 561 days ago
> if you ignore the massive subsidies

The EU subsides their car makers just the same. Part of Renault belonged to the French government for the longest time and all the governments are providing incentives to drive the sales of new cars.

See the cash for clunkers program that was running for years after the 2008 crisis.

Using tax payer money to artificially reduce the cost of a new car, If that is not a subsidy, then what is it?

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ossobuco 560 days ago
It's always the same: rules for thee, not for me. Most of the accusations western countries make are just projections in reality.
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mrtksn 561 days ago
Peer review for cars? Interesting mental gymnastics. Just let people buy whatever they want.

> you ignore the massive subsidies, completely different financial systems and politics

Cool, China subsidizing EU's fight against climate change. Get the free money, save the climate and spend the money you saved on something that you want instead of forced.

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Ringz 560 days ago
Thank you for acknowledging that it’s not possible to prove that Chinese cars are better. After all, you’ve already retracted your initial claim.

> Cool, China subsidizing EU's fight against climate change. Get the free money, save the climate and spend the money you saved on something that you want instead of forced.

Your mental gymnastics needs some training if you think that importing cheap cars instead of selling and exporting your own cars and therefore protecting your own industry and jobs is a better deal or mechanic for EUs fight against climate change.

Maybe you are unaware of „The WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures disciplines the use of subsidies, and it regulates the actions countries can take to counter the effects of subsidies.“?

https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/scm_e/scm_e.htm

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