欧盟委员会经济事务委员瓦尔迪斯·东布罗夫斯基斯周二在曼谷接受采访时表示，欧盟限制中国混合动力汽车进口的协议仅是第一步，因为贸易不对称远不止于汽车领域。
A European Union deal to cap hybrid imports from China is only the first step as trade asymmetry goes far beyond cars, the bloc’s top economics official said.
“经济和贸易失衡显然不仅限于汽车行业，”东布罗夫斯基斯说。“我们需要在其他不同领域继续推进这项工作。”上周，北京与布鲁塞尔的谈判达成了涵盖贸易与投资、出口管制和知识产权的16点共识。欧盟表示将对进入该集团的混合动力汽车数量设定上限，这对一直面临中国进口冲击以及国内需求下降的欧盟汽车产业来说是一个胜利。
“It’s clear that those economic and trade imbalances are not limited to automotive,” Economics Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in a interview in Bangkok on Tuesday. “We need to continue this work also across different other sectors.”Talks between Beijing and Brussels last week resulted in a 16-point consensus spanning trade and investment, export controls and intellectual property rights. The EU said it would institute a cap on the number of hybrid vehicles that can enter the bloc, a win for the EU’s domestic auto industry which has been struggling in the face of Chinese imports and falling demand in China for its own vehicles.
东布罗夫斯基斯表示，上周的协议“是此次磋商的首个具体成果”，并补充说，该协议不仅包括进口上限，还涉及向世界第二大经济体开放更多欧洲市场。
Last week’s deal “is the first tangible outcome from this consultation,” Dombrovskis said, adding that it goes beyond import caps and also includes more European market access into the world’s second-biggest economy.
他指出，欧盟去年的贸易逆差约为3600亿欧元（合4030亿美元），这“意味着每天近10亿欧元”。“因此显然不可持续，需要重新平衡。”尽管他未透露下一个可能涉及的行业或后续协议的确切时间，但他承认，合作范围应相当广泛。
The EU had a trade deficit of around €360 billion ($403 billion) last year, that “means almost a €1 billion per day,” he said. “So it’s clearly not sustainable and requires rebalancing.”While he wouldn’t identify what sector might be next or the exact timing of further agreements, he acknowledged that the scope should be fairly broad.
“我们需要相当快地推进，”东布罗夫斯基斯说。“但很明显，这不能仅限于汽车领域。因此，我认为这些试点将继续进行，我们将寻求尽快取得成果。”欧盟领导人将于本周晚些时候在布鲁塞尔举行峰会，届时他们将讨论德国和法国的最新提案——赋予新权力，以便将中国或其他国家从其单一市场中切断。
“We need to move fairly quickly,” Dombrovskis said. “But it’s clear that it cannot be restricted only to automotive sectors. So I think these trials continue and we will seek quite quick deliverables.”EU leaders meet later this week for a summit in Brussels, where they are set to discuss Germany and France’s latest proposal to adopt new powers that could sever China or other countries from its single market.
Dombrovskis 对于创建额外措施持犹豫态度，强调“我们已经拥有相当多的工具可供使用。”
Dombrovskis was hesitant on creating extra measures, stressing that “we already have quite a number of tools at our disposal.”
“此次贸易和投资对话旨在寻求接触，并与中国寻求一些谈判解决方案，”他说。“单边行动会让我们陷入更为困难的局面。”
“This trade and investment dialog is about seeking engagement and seeking some negotiated solutions with China,” he said. “Unilateral action brings us into more difficult territory.”
不过，“如果我们在这些讨论中看不到快速且具体的进展，我们也准备在必要时使用我们的贸易防御工具。”
Still, “we are ready also to use our trade defense tools if necessary if we do not see quick and tangible progress through those discussions.”