BERLIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Germany must oppose an EU

proposal to impose tariffs on China-made electric cars and avoid

a trade war with Beijing, Finance Minister Christian Lindner

said on Wednesday, ahead of an EU vote on the issue on Friday.

"A trade war with China would do us more harm than good for

a key European industry and a crucial sector in Germany,"

Lindner said at a conference hosted by the BGA trade

association, adding Chancellor Olaf Scholz may have to make a

clear statement on the matter.

(Reporting by Holger Hansen, writing by Madeline Chambers,

editing by Thomas Seythal)