Spain Breaks EU Ranks With Sudden Call to Drop China EV Tariffs

The European Union should re-examine its plan to impose additional tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said during a visit to the Asian nation, underlining simmering EU divisions over the trade measure.

“I have to be blunt and frank with you that we need to reconsider — all of us, not only member states but also the Commission — our position towards this movement,” Sanchez told reporters Wednesday in Kunshan, China, following a four-day trip in which he met with President Xi Jinping.

The Spanish premier’s comments raise the prospect that national leaders could ...