The European Union will expand tools to defend its economy against imbalanced trade with China, the bloc's industry chief told The Financial Times in a report published Thursday, drawing pushback from Beijing.

Europe is adopting a tougher stance against China's industrial practices. A new strategy aims to protect European industries from unfair competition and overcapacity. Several EU…

Beijing has urged the European Union to view its trade ties with China in a comprehensive and objective manner and honor its commitment to free trade.

Ahead of a key debate on Friday, most commissioners said to support a more robust stance and broader use of safeguard measures.

"Our objective is not to break with China but to have a real rebalancing," said the bloc's industry chief

The EU plans to expand trade defence tools against China, including import quotas and tariffs, to rebalance trade and protect European industries. Learn mo

The European Union will expand tools to defend its economy against imbalanced trade with China, the bloc's industry chief told The Financial Times in a report published Thursday,…

La Commission européenne débat ce vendredi de la manière de renforcer ses instruments de défense pour lutter contre un déficit commercial qui ne cesse de grimper.

As China’s industrial surpluses flood markets, the EU is debating whether it needs to shift toward more assertive trade defense tools.

The EU executive is set for much-heralded talks Friday on ramping up Europe's trade defences to shield critical industries from Chinese rivals -- with a growing chorus pressing…

Beijing threatened to launch trade probes against the European Union if the 27-member bloc pushes ahead with a proposal to curb imports of heavily subsidized foreign products.

BRUSSELS: The European Union must act more forcefully to rebalance its trade relationship with China, the bloc's executive said on Friday (May 29), after holding talks on protectin

Beijing threatened to launch trade probes against the European Union if the 27-member bloc pushes ahead with a proposal to curb imports of heavily subsidized foreign products.

Trade chief details why bloc needs to take stronger steps to defend itself from what is described as a new ‘China shock’ to its industries.

The European Commission declared EU-China trade "not sustainable" amid a €359.8B deficit, proposing supply-chain diversification and new trade-defense tools.

The European Commission plans broader tariffs, quotas, and safeguards against China across chemicals, metals, and clean tech as the EU trade deficit hit €360 billion.

While warning of retaliation against ‘new trade instruments’, Beijing says China-EU communication channels remain open.