据与中国国家电视台相关的社交媒体账号报道，中国警告欧盟，如果贸易紧张局势恶化，中方将动用包括对外补贴调查和反歧视措施在内的多种手段。
China warned the European Union it has several tools including foreign-subsidy probes and anti-discrimination measures at its disposal if trade tensions worsen, according to a social media account affiliated with its state broadcaster.
商务部下属研究院的研究员周密在CCTV相关账号中表示，中国政府能够评估外国政策是否扭曲市场竞争或损害中国企业利益，并称这些评估旨在保护中国企业免受歧视性外国措施的侵害。
Beijing can assess whether foreign policies distort competition or harm Chinese companies, Zhou Mi, a researcher at a Commerce Ministry-affiliated academy, said on CCTV-linked account . He added the assessments are designed to protect Chinese companies against discriminatory foreign measures.
这一消息发布之际，法国和德国刚刚联合敦促欧盟制定限制中国进口的规则，其中一项提议赋予欧盟完全禁止受益于不公平补贴的进口商品的权力。
The message comes days after France and Germany jointly urged the EU to adopt rules curbing Chinese imports. One proposal includes a new tool that would give the EU ability to completely block imports that benefit from unfair subsidies.