China and the European Union have agreed to discuss tariffs imposed on electric vehicles (EVs) made in China that are exported to the European market, following a visit by Germany’s economy minister.

That decision, on Saturday, prompted a call by China’s state media for the EU to scrap its proposed tariffs before they are set to start on July 4.

German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck made a high-profile trip to Beijing and Shanghai on the weekend – the first visit by a senior European official since Brussels proposed hefty additional duties on EV imports…