ISTANBUL

China on Wednesday asked the EU to allow “fair” competition and stop the “abuse” of unilateral trade instruments.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that Beijing urges the EU to maintain "market openness and fair competition, stop the abuse of unilateral trade tools and provide a fair, transparent and nondiscriminatory business environment for companies around the world."

Lin made the remarks when asked to comment on the EU’s announcement of an investigation into the Chinese wind power company Goldwind, claiming that the company may have benefited from government subsidies to distort competition in the EU market.

"China firmly safeguards the legitimate rising interests of Chinese companies," Lin added.