China warns EU against separate EV pricing talks, urges resumption of negotiations, and threatens retaliation if EU imposes high tariffs on Chinese EVs amid ongoing trade tensions.

China urged the European Union not to conduct price negotiations with individual electric vehicle manufacturers, as eight rounds of negotiations in Brussels failed to result in an agreement over planned tariffs by the bloc.

China urged the European Union on Saturday not to conduct separate negotiations over the price of China-made electric vehicles sold in the EU, warning that this would "shake the foundations" of bilateral tariff negotiations.