Published on: 2026-07-29
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Beijing, July 29 /Xinhua/ — China welcomes the decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which recognized that Turkey’s restrictive measures on electric vehicles and certain other types of Chinese-made transport vehicles violate global trade rules. This was stated by China’s Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the WTO released the expert panel’s report on the case initiated by China, in which China’s claims were upheld and Turkey’s measures were found to violate WTO rules. This was reported by the official representative of the Department of Treaties and Laws of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC in response to a media inquiry.
Since 2023, Turkey has been applying restrictive measures on Chinese electric vehicles, hybrid cars, and other transportation means, including additional tariffs and import licensing requirements. These measures violate WTO rules, including provisions on bound tariffs, national treatment, and the most-favored-nation (MFN) regime, and also cause significant harm to China’s legitimate trade interests and bilateral economic and trade relations, the official representative added.
China urges Turkey to respect the WTO expert group’s decision, take practical measures, and eliminate non-compliant measures as soon as possible, he noted.
The official representative emphasized that China firmly adheres to an open strategy that ensures mutually beneficial results, and strongly supports the multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core. China is ready to jointly work with all parties to improve the quality and level of trade and investment cooperation in the field of new energy vehicles based on compliance with multilateral trade rules to achieve shared development. -0-
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