EU-China trade

EU slaps 3-euro fee on cheap e-commerce parcels in blow to Shein, Temu, AliExpress

2026-07-01T04:12:58.000Z
China normally taps the euro debt market just once a year but it is returning earlier than usual.

China starts marketing record 5 billion euros of sovereign bonds

2026-06-25T01:49:58.000Z
The EU is worried on multiple fronts: from a trade deficit with China that now exceeds one billion euros a day to Beijing’s stranglehold on critical minerals and chips.

Europe tries to take on China without launching a new trade war

2026-06-18T04:51:51.000Z
While Zhang Guoqing (above), China’s representative on the G7 call, does not usually handle trade matters, Macron has framed his participation as diplomatic progress.

China confronts G7 during Macron’s call by defending free trade

2026-06-12T03:26:10.000Z
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Apr 14.

World order ‘crumbling into disarray’ as Iran war drags on: Chinese President Xi

2026-04-14T07:28:29.000Z
China’s foreign ministry has said the EU delegation’s visit could improve the bloc’s understanding of China and support stable bilateral ties.

China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers’ visit

2026-04-06T07:57:16.000Z
Together, the sectors covered by the Industrial Accelerator Act represent some 15% of EU manufacturing.

EU proposes ‘Made in EU’ rules for strategic sectors to limit China reliance

2026-03-04T12:41:51.000Z
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb 25. Instead of the West versus China, the real story concerns how middle powers are widening their economic options under Trump-era volatility while keeping their security anchoring intact.

Hedging or realigning: mapping the West’s China policy since Trump 2.0

2026-03-02T04:07:17.000Z
The EU's domestic economy appears to be resilient to the trade shock for now as AI-related investments and domestic consumption are kicking into higher gear.

EU trade keeps taking hits from US tariffs and Chinese competition, data shows

2026-02-13T14:10:15.000Z
China’s supply chains are steadily becoming more deeply ingrained in South-east Asian countries, a structural tailwind for the region even if the tariff gap closes.

Chinese exports to EU and S-E Asia will keep growing, and not just as transhipments

2026-01-16T11:47:21.000Z