China is protecting its companies from EU attacks. Could the United States?

As the European Union attempts to export its heavy-handed regulatory bureaucracy across the globe, Chinese President Xi Jinping told it no. These sweeping EU mandates, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, are blatant attempts by failed social engineers in Brussels to regulate companies into oblivion.President Donald Trump stood with our companies and drew a clear line in the sand by signaling his absolute position that Europe must repeal these directives before they harm global growth.This economic battlefield takes on new urgency when viewed alongside Trump’s competition with China.

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While American companies are being squeezed by European bureaucrats demanding intrusive supply chain audits, Beijing has counterattacked with its own powerful legal shield. Under China’s recent Article 13 regulations, the Chinese government has explicitly prohibited any entity from conducting supply chain-related investigations or information collection within its borders. The exact environmental, social, and governance audits, carbon footprint mapping, and compliance due diligence required by the European directives are now effectively illegal under Chinese law.