Beijing says China-EU trade talks set in the fall, to be held regularly each year

Exclusive | China signals openness to cut gaping EU trade gap as Brussels toughens stance

Beijing floats buying more European goods as the EU weighs new trade tools and presses for tangible progress by October.

China, EU to hold second meeting of trade, investment consultation mechanism this autumn

China, EU to hold regular trade talks as deficit pressure mounts

China and the European Union will hold ministerial-level trade talks once or twice a year. The new mechanism aims to tackle a widening trade gap while tensions over market access grow.

Beijing says China-EU trade talks set in the fall, to be held regularly each year

China's commerce ministry says Beijing and Brussels will be holding ministerial-level meetings once or twice a year.

China, EU turn to dialogue in pragmatic bid to manage deepening tensions

In their first joint statement since 2019, both sides agreed to establish a new trade and investment consultation mechanism to institutionalise dialogue and manage growing disputes.

Beijing says China-EU trade talks set in fall, to be held regularly each year

The EU faces growing pressure to reduce its trade deficit with China, which widened to about 360 billion euros (USD 410 billion) last year, nearly 1 billion euros a day.