Original title: Germany’s largest trade union asked the Government not to buy Chinese trains: or cause unemployment
Not to import Chinese train? Whether this will hit German manufacturing? Recently, the German media hot Chinese government whether you should buy trains. Germany’s “World News” reported on the 3rd, Germany’s largest trade union metal union recently sent a letter to the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, asking them to “give up the Chinese train.”
Reported that the metal union board members government warning letter, the introduction of Chinese Train “would adversely affect the development of the railway industry”, a large number of German workers may lose their jobs.
In May this year, Deutsche Bahn AG director Hannah Karma Stewart on the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” said that “the next 3-5 years, Asia, especially China to meet the procurement requirements of Deutsche Bahn trains and accessories.” The group plans to set up in Beijing The new procurement center, “The goal is to cooperate with the Chinese north and south car group.” He also said that in the foreseeable future, the Chinese high-speed trains are expected to get the approval of the German Federal Railroad Administration, “‘Made in China’ era and the opposition over the formation of a high quality.”
“World News” said, since then, the German railway industry continued to issue warnings. “I think that this is unacceptable. Deutsche Bahn Group uses state taxes, but to buy Chinese products.” Laien Bu said, which could lead to a vicious cycle, so that the German railway industry is facing price pressure. It reported that, after China South Locomotive and CNR merged to become the world’s largest train manufacturer, the future will account for half of the world market. The main train manufacturer Siemens of Germany’s most important customer may gradually be snatched away, “China’s biggest advantage is the low cost of production.”
German Railway Industry Union Leader Mobius also believes that the Chinese government supports the country’s railway industry, Germany and Europe catch up with China in terms of policy. But he noted that competition must be fair.
And “Le Monde” is different from the German news television reported that the German Railway Group not to provide assistance to the German railway supplier “welfare association”, cost control is the primary task. Deutsche Bahn had major purchase products from Europe, the annual spending in trains and components around 1.8 billion euros. Today that business to compress spending, choose to cooperate with Chinese enterprises freedom. Reported that “China is not one foot forward German train door,” and some German short-distance trains will be manufactured in China, the Munich suburban railway in 2020 plans to purchase new trains. Siemens to get used to meet other international competitors. “Deutsche Welle”, said Siemens is the only way to control prices while ensuring superior quality made in China.
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