China protested on Thursday, May 7, against the European Union's (EU) decision to consider it a high-risk country for the supply of certain solar energy equipment and to stop subsidizing projects that use it.
The EU announced on Monday that it had ceased financially supporting new projects using inverters from countries considered "high risk," including China, at the beginning of April. Inverters are electronic devices used in photovoltaic installations to convert direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC).
Brussels cites the threat of disruption to critical infrastructure by foreign actors, such as the remote shutdown of member states' networks. This particularly concerns the Chinese companies Huawei and Sungrow.
"China urges the EU to immediately stop stigmatizing China by labeling it a 'high-risk country' and to end its unfair and discriminatory practices against Chinese products," a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
She "will take measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies," he stressed.
He also asserted that the European decision will harm trade cooperation between China and the EU, supply chains and the European energy transition.
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