BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Wang Wentao, China's commerce minister, and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic held talks in Paris on June 3 on the European Union's (EU's) anti-subsidy case involving Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), China's anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the EU, and export control policies, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

The two sides conducted focused, candid and in-depth discussions on urgent and important issues including the above during their talks, and instructed their work teams to step up efforts to make economic and trade preparations for the important agenda between China and the EU this year, the spokesperson said. ■