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EU signals emergency import curbs after dramatic growth in Chinese trade gap

The European Union is prepared to introduce emergency measures to combat China's extraordinary export surge, its top trade enforcer said Tuesday, as new figures showed the trade gap had widened dramatically. Safeguard measures permitting tariffs and quotas to counter sudden import surges may "become legitimate on a case-by-case basis."

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South China Morning Post1 h ago
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The European Union's top trade enforcer said Tuesday that the bloc is prepared to introduce emergency measures to combat China's extraordinary export surge, after new figures showed the trade gap had widened dramatically.

Denis Redonnet, the EU's deputy director general for trade, told the European Parliament's trade committee that safeguard measures permitting tariffs and quotas to counter sudden import surges may "become legitimate on a case-by-case basis." He added that the bloc was closely monitoring the situation.

The remarks come amid rising trade tensions between the EU and China. Calls from domestic manufacturing sectors for protection against Chinese import pressure are adding to the political pressure on Brussels to act.

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