EU and China Agree on October Deadline to Reset Trade Ties

China calls Europe ‘partner, not rival’ after EU trade chief says current trade status quo not ‘option’

Beijing’s response follows EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic’s warning that growing trade deficit with China is ‘not sustainable’

EU and China are talking again. The hard part starts now

Brussels and Beijing are trying to stabilize one of the world’s most consequential trade relationships. But the meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao is less a sign of rapprochement than an acknowledgment that the current trajectory is becoming unsustainable. Why it matters: The two sides agreed to issue their first joint statement since 2019, establish a joint trade-monitoring mechanism, …

EU and China agree on October deadline to reset trade ties

Subsidised goods, Chinese export controls, intellectual property rights and World Trade Organization reforms among issues plaguing the EU-China economic relationship