Major EU states push Brussels for tougher China trade policy
A group of EU states — Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania — is pushing Brussels toward a tougher trade regime against Chinese industrial overcapacity. Their paper calls for faster emergency tariffs, broader safeguards and new anti-circumvention powers.
According to the South China Morning Post, a group of EU members including Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania is pushing Brussels toward a much tougher trade regime against Chinese-style industrial overcapacity. Their demands include faster emergency tariffs, broader safeguards and new anti-circumvention powers.
The paper the countries signed was prepared days before a major China-focused debate in Brussels. It argues the EU must respond more strongly to what it calls 'systemic and structural industrial overcapacity'.
Observers say the initiative points to a possible hardening of the EU's trade stance toward China. The Brussels debate and the search for consensus among member states will be watched closely for the scope and timing of any measures.
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