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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Tesla boss Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), just days after President Joe Biden quadrupled levies on EVs imported from China.<\/p>\n

“Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs”, the multi-billionaire told a technology conference in Paris via video link.<\/p>\n

Mr Musk’s comments are at odds with a warning he made in January that Chinese car makers would “demolish” competitors from other countries if there were no trade barriers.<\/p>\n

Last week, the White House said new measures, including a 100% tariff on EVs from China, were a response to unfair policies and intended to protect US jobs.<\/p>\n

“In fact, I was surprised when they were announced. Things that inhibit freedom of exchange or distort the market are not good,” Mr Musk said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTesla competes quite well in the market in China with no tariffs and no deferential support. I\u2019m in favour of no tariffs,” he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Biden has maintained a number of tariffs on China that were introduced by his predecessor Donald Trump, while increasing trade pressure on Beijing.<\/p>\n

Last week, Mr Biden vowed to not let China “unfairly control the market” for electric vehicles and other key goods, including batteries, computer chips and basic medical supplies.<\/p>\n

China said it was opposed to the tariff hikes and would take retaliatory measures.<\/p>\n

This week, China launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of a widely used plastic from the US, EU, Taiwan and Japan.<\/p>\n

The announcement from the Ministry of Commerce that it will investigate imports of polyoxymethylene copolymer – which is used in electronics and cars – was seen as a signal that China will hit back in its trade disputes with the US and Europe.<\/p>\n

Also this week, China signalled it could hit cars with large engines imported from the EU and US with tariffs of as much as 25%.<\/p>\n

The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU said it had been told about the potential move by what it called “insiders”.<\/p>\n

The European Commission (EC), which oversees the EU’s trade policies, has given itself a 4 July deadline to decide whether to impose measures against imports of Chinese-made EVs.<\/p>\n

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