中国商务部周五在一份声明中表示，欧盟与中国在周五于北京举行的马拉松式谈判中，就混合动力电动汽车贸易问题“达成了共识”。
The European Union and China “reached an understanding” on trade in hybrid electric vehicles during marathon negotiations in Beijing on Friday, China’s commerce ministry said in a statement.
声明称，北京方面“愿意继续”加快向欧洲出口稀土矿物的许可证审批流程，同时双方将继续就降低关税以及制定最低价格协议展开谈判，以便中国电动汽车能以较低的关税税率进入欧盟市场。
Beijing is “willing to continue” fast-tracking licenses for rare earth mineral exports to Europe, while the sides will continue negotiations on reducing tariffs and creating minimum price deals that would allow Chinese electric vehicles to enter the EU market at a lower duty rate, according to the statement.
这份包含16项条款的联合协议尚未有欧盟版本的对应内容。协议列出了最新一轮会谈达成的一系列成果，而商务部表示，下一轮会谈将于明年三月恢复。其中大部分内容都聚焦于围绕医疗设备和电力逆变器等长期贸易问题的进一步磋商。
The 16-point joint agreement, yet to be matched by an EU version, listed a series of deliverables from the latest round of talks, which the ministry said would be resumed in March next year. Most of these centred on further talks over long-standing trade issues, including medical equipment and power inverters.
关于双方在混合动力汽车方面达成了何种协议，目前尚未提供具体细节。欧盟贸易事务负责人马罗什·塞夫科维奇曾与中国商务部长王文涛及副总理贺立峰会面，他此前一直敦促北京方面限制这类车辆的出口，因为近几个月来运往欧洲的此类车辆数量激增。
There was little detail provided on what sort of deal the sides had reached on hybrid cars. EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic – who met with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Vice-Premier He Lifeng – had been pressing Beijing to cap exports of the vehicles, as shipments to Europe had surged in recent months.
此次会谈正值中国与欧盟之间因一系列贸易问题而紧张关系不断升级之际，欧洲内部也日益呼吁布鲁塞尔采取更坚决的措施，遏制中国对欧盟出口商品的激增趋势。
The latest talks came amid rising tensions between China and the EU over a series of trade issues, with calls growing in Europe for Brussels to take firmer action to curtail a surge in Chinese exports to the bloc.
下周，塞夫科维奇将向欧盟各国领导人通报与北京会谈的成果。与此同时，欧盟委员会正寻求明确指示，以应对如今在欧洲被广泛称为“中国冲击2.0”的局面。
Next week, Sefcovic will brief EU national leaders on the results of the talks with Beijing, as the European Commission seeks instruction on how to respond to what is now widely described in Europe as the “China shock 2.0”.
各成员国正逐渐形成更强硬立场的共识。周一泄露的法国与德国政府联合文件便体现了这一点，该文件呼吁制定一项机制，几乎可以立即将那些被认为违反贸易规则的国家或企业排除出欧盟市场。
Member states have been coalescing around a tougher approach, shown by a joint paper from the governments of France and Germany, leaked on Monday, which called for a weapon to cut countries or firms perceived to be cheating on trade out of the EU market almost instantly.
该委员会很可能在年底前推出一系列新的贸易工具，同时预计还将发起多轮调查，旨在迅速限制中国化学品、塑料和汽车等领域的进口。
The commission is then likely to present a series of new trade tools before the end of the year, while it is also expected to launch a flurry of investigations aimed at quickly curbing Chinese imports in sectors including chemicals, plastics and automotive. By Finbarr Bermingham, Dewey Sim, Xiaofei Xu