China ‘won’t win’ if it ‘destroys’ Europe’s industry - French minister

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23/05/2026 - 7:00 GMT+2

The Chinese will “not win” from a foreign trade policy that jeopardises Europe’s industry and market, the French Minister for Foreign Trade Nicolas Forissier has told Euronews, as the EU executive mulls a clampdown on a glut of cheap Chinese imports.

“The Chinese have to understand that they won't win anything if they destroy the European industry and then the European market, which is an essential market for them,” Forissier told Euronews’ 12 Minutes With interview programme on Friday.

“We must no longer be naive,” Forissier added, saying that there is a “change of minds” in the approach towards not only China, but all countries which weaponise commercial dependencies. “It's not a matter of China or not. It's not only China, it is all the countries.”