EU to propose import curbs on other Chinese sectors, says EU chief
The package would target chemicals and industrial machinery and add tools to cut reliance on Chinese suppliers, officials said.
- Following an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, European leaders instructed the European Commission to urgently draft new protective measures against Chinese imports, specifically targeting chemicals and industrial machinery.
- Rising Chinese imports drove the European Union's goods trade deficit to €359.8 billion in 2025, up from about €312 billion in 2024, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called "unsustainable."
- Building on a deal capping Chinese hybrid car imports at 350,000, the Commission plans to propose safeguards and a "solidarity mechanism" in December to limit reliance on single suppliers.
- European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič called the hybrid car deal a "blueprint" for other sectors, though China's Ministry of Commerce warned Brussels on Friday not to "fantasise" that pressure will force concessions.
- World Trade Organization rules require safeguards to apply broadly rather than targeting China exclusively, with further trade discussions scheduled for ministerial consultations in January and March 2027.
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