英国商务大臣乔纳森·雷诺兹表示，他愿意考虑对中国电动汽车征收关税，以换取英国企业更广泛地进入欧洲市场，但强调将根据英国自身需求而非欧盟要求做出决定。
Secretary Jonathan Reynolds signaled he’s open to hitting Chinese electric vehicles with tariffs to win enhanced access to European markets, but would make the call based on UK needs not demands from the EU.
英国政府面临政治压力，被要求与布鲁塞尔保持一致，对来自中国的受补贴汽车进口征收关税，以换取参与欧盟范围内的“欧洲制造”采购模式。首相安迪·伯纳姆多次要求加入该计划，并在该领域取得进展是他下个月英国-欧盟峰会前的关键优先事项。
The British government is under political pressure to align with Brussels on imposing tariffs on subsidized car imports from China in exchange for access to the EU-wide procurement model, Made in Europe. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has repeatedly demanded access to the program and making progress on a deal in that area is his key British priority ahead of the UK-EU summit next month.
梅尔茨称欧盟燃油车禁令成历史，法德达成协议后 在周二议会跨党派商业委员会的会议上，雷诺兹被问及在即将于11月20日举行的布鲁塞尔峰会上，是否会探讨共同应对中国补贴的贸易防御措施。
Merz Says EU Combustion-Car Ban Is History After French Deal At a session on Tuesday of Parliament’s cross-party business committee, Reynolds was asked whether shared trade defense against Chinese subsidization would be explored in the upcoming Brussels summit, on 20 November.
“我当然愿意对话，并且一直在与欧洲同行就我们面临的共同问题及其解决途径进行沟通，”他说。
“I’m certainly willing to talk and have been talking to European colleagues about a shared set of problems and how we resolve those,” he said.
当被直接问及英国是否被要求实施对中国电动汽车的关税，作为获得“欧洲制造”政策下“可信伙伴”地位的条件时，雷诺兹表示，他正在密切审视英国的立场。
Asked directly whether the UK had been asked to implement tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles as a condition for trusted partner status under the Made in Europe policy, Reynolds said he was keeping the UK’s position under close review.
“我想与欧洲伙伴合作，因为我们面临着相同的压力，”他说。“如果我们确实在贸易防御的任何方面做出决定，那是因为我认为这符合英国的利益。”
“I want to work with European partners because we’re facing the same pressures,” he said. “If we do make a decision on any element of trade defense, it is because I deem that to be in the interests of the UK.”
法国和德国周五达成协议，为应对中国竞争的欧洲汽车制造商提供缓解措施。如果英国也同意通过关税保护本国产业免受中国冲击，两国还为英国获得“欧洲制造”计划资格敞开了大门。但英国政府尚未做出任何承诺。
France and Germany on Friday sealed a deal to offer relief to European car manufacturers grappling with Chinese competition. They also opened the door to Britain qualifying for the Made in Europe program if it also agrees to protect its industry from China with tariffs. But the British government is yet to make any commitment.
雷诺兹辩称，法德协议的细节尚不充分，无法确切确定对英国的具体要求。
Reynolds argued there was not enough detail about the Franco-German agreement to be able to establish definitively what is being asked of the UK.
“我们必须与志同道合的国家在一系列相似问题上开展合作，但我同时也要指出，欧盟整体在汽车领域的利益有时可能与我们在英国的看法略有不同，”他说。
“We’ve got to work with like-minded countries on a similar set of problems, but I’m also pointing out that perhaps the interests of the EU as a whole for their automotive sector might at times be slightly different to how we see it in the UK,” he said.
这位商业大臣补充说，在进入“欧洲制造”方面取得进展是每个英国政府部门的“非常重要的优先事项”，因为未能实现这一点将影响多个政策领域。
The business secretary added that making progress on accessing Made in Europe was a “very significant priority” for every UK government department because failing to achieve that would impact multiple policy areas.
雷诺兹的言论是在英国贸易大臣阿纳斯·萨尔瓦表示英国和欧盟必须“共同努力、步调一致”以应对中国在汽车领域的主导地位之后发表的。作为回应，中国商务部威胁称，如果英国实施限制性措施，将采取“坚决”反制措施以维护其电动汽车企业的利益。
Reynolds’ comments came after UK Trade Minister Anas Sarwar said Britain and the European Union must “work together and act in lockstep” to tackle China’s dominance in the car sector. Responding, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce threatened to take “resolute” countermeasures to safeguard the its electric vehicle companies if the UK imposes restrictive measures.