EU-China trade

Shein has been preparing for the change by expanding warehouse space in Wroclaw, Poland, and shipping more products to the EU in bulk.

Global Enterprise

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

The move is another setback for platforms that used customs exemptions to sell goods at ultra-low prices

China normally taps the euro debt market just once a year but it is returning earlier than usual.

Global Enterprise

China starts marketing record 5 billion euros of sovereign bonds

The sale tests global investor appetite as the EU addresses its widening trade imbalance with China

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.

International

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

The Asian nation’s economy is highly dependent on exports, given that its domestic demand remains weak

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.

International

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

Beijing has threatened to retaliate against any new European trade barriers

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Apr 14.

International

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

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping touted shared principles with Spain to counter global disorder during an official visit by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, which comes after both sides have critic...

China’s foreign ministry has said the EU delegation’s visit could improve the bloc’s understanding of China and support stable bilateral ties.

International

China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers’ visit

The Asian nation’s new guidance for its sector is jointly issued by various ministries and regulators

Together, the sectors covered by the Industrial Accelerator Act represent some 15% of EU manufacturing.

Global Enterprise

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

Critics warn the plans may lead to partners erecting trade barriers

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.

Opinion & Features

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

The West is not breaking – it is modularising

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.

International

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

Its trade surplus has fallen to 12.9 billion euros in December from 13.9 billion euros in the year-ago period

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.

Global Enterprise

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

Economists say that US tariffs and supply chain integrations are setting up Chinese exports in the long run

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