China rejects OECD report on industrial subsidies as ‘one-sided’ amid EU trade tensions

The dispute comes as industrial policy becomes a major point of contention in global trade, particularly in hi-tech and strategic sectors 2 -MIN READ2 -MIN Listen Published: 5:00pm, 4 Jun 2026 China has rejected a recent OECD report that said its firms receive far higher government subsidies than international peers, calling the findings “one-sided and arbitrary” at a time when EU concerns over Beijing’s industrial policy are intensifying. “The report’s definition of ‘subsidies’ lacks a unified standard and statistical framework, and deviates from consensus under multilateral frameworks such as the World Trade Organization,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a…