China welcomes a ruling made by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which found Türkiye's restrictive measures on electric and certain other types of vehicles originating from China violate global trade rules, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
The WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by China on Tuesday, which supported China's claims and ruled that Türkiye's measures contravened WTO rules, an official from the ministry's department of treaty and law said in response to a media query.
Since 2023, Türkiye has had in place restrictive measures, including additional tariffs and import licensing requirements, on Chinese electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and other vehicles. These measures violate WTO rules including bound tariffs, national treatment and most-favored-nation treatment, and have severely harmed China's legitimate trade interests and bilateral economic and trade relations, the official added.
China urges Türkiye to respect the WTO panel ruling, take concrete actions and rectify its non-compliant measures as soon as possible, according to the official.
Stressing that China firmly pursues a win-win strategy of opening-up and steadfastly upholds the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, the official said China stands ready to work with all parties to enhance the quality and level of trade and investment cooperation in new-energy vehicles and other fields, on the basis of compliance with multilateral trade rules, to achieve common development.
China welcomes WTO ruling against Türkiye's vehicle restrictions: Commerce Ministry
China welcomes WTO ruling against Türkiye's vehicle restrictions: Commerce Ministry
Firefighters in Spain are racing against the clock as cooler weather and lighter winds offer a brief window to contain the country's record-breaking wildfires - but forecasters warn that a new heatwave and stronger gusts are already on the way.
The most destructive fire on record in Spain has reduced dozens of homes to ash in Burguillos, Avila.
"We saw it coming since Wednesday, but they did nothing, they didn't come and put it out. The wind was fierce, so strong. Then suddenly, at four pm on Thursday the flames were all around us and we were out of here in three minutes, a hair's breadth from the fire, we only just escaped," said Nacho Aguinaga, a neighborhood community president.
This popular family summer destination - normally bustling with summer camps and watersports - has been transformed into a staging ground for firefighting aircraft refilling their tanks. Nearby, a camping area is still smoldering.
All residents made it out safely. But behind the human relief lies an environmental tragedy - the loss of biodiversity has been catastrophic.
"The other side of the reservoir is the Iruelas Nature Reserve. There are native roe deer, wild boar, and there's a protected area for vultures higher up. The deer were dead on the road, we had to drive around them. It's a horror story, just horrible," said Aguinaga.
Spain is enduring one of its most destructive wildfire seasons in recent years. Official data from Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition show that as of July 24, wildfires have decimated over 172,000 hectares nationwide -- six times the area burned during the same period in 2025.
The fires have ravaged thousands of hectares across Spain, with the government declaring a national emergency.
The Madrid region, Avila and Toledo have been the hardest-hit areas, with nearly 100,000 people evacuated or ordered to remain indoors across 46 municipalities, according to the latest official figures. The Avila blaze has evolved into Spain's most extensive wildfire on record, burning approximately 50,000 hectares, roughly five times the area of Barcelona.
Thousands of firefighters, soldiers, police officers and civil protection personnel have been deployed across the affected areas.
New heatwave, stronger winds threaten to complicate firefighting efforts in Spain
