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China on Friday requested consultations with India at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over India’s tariffs on information and communication technology (ICT) products and Indian photovoltaic subsidies, according to a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson.
India’s measures are suspected of violating multiple WTO obligations, including the principle of national treatment, and constitute import substitution subsidies explicitly prohibited under WTO rules, the spokesperson said in a statement posted on the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, adding that they grant unfair competitive advantages to India’s domestic industries while undermining China’s interests.
China urges India to honor its WTO commitments and promptly adjust these measures, said the spokesperson.
It came after China filed a separate WTO complaint in October this year against India over unfair subsidies for electric vehicles and batteries.
China requests WTO consultations with India over tariffs on ICT products, photovoltaic subsidies
China saw 61,207 newly established foreign-invested firms in the first 11 months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 16.9 percent, according to data released Friday by the Ministry of Commerce.
During the period, the actual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow totaled 693.18 billion yuan (about 98 billion U.S. dollars), down 7.5 percent year on year. However, FDI in November alone jumped 26.1 percent year on year, the data showed.
By sector, manufacturing attracted 171.72 billion yuan (about 24 billion U.S. dollars) in actual FDI during the 11-month period, while the services sector drew 506.29 billion yuan (about 71 billion U.S. dollars). Investment in high-tech industries remained robust, totaling 221.26 billion yuan.
Investment from Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Britain surged by 67 percent, 47.6 percent and 19.3 percent year on year, respectively, during the same period, according to the data.
New foreign-invested firms up 16.9 pct in China in first 11 months
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