US trade war could divert Chinese goods to European markets

Europe fear: China will do to us what it did to the United States - Washington Examiner

EUROPE FEAR: CHINA WILL DO TO US WHAT IT DID TO THE UNITED STATES. Much of the public’s attention to the Trump tariff situation focuses on 1) each person’s individual loss, or possible loss, in the stock market and 2) whether tariffs will result in inflation going forward. But the tariff controversy has many parts. One interesting aspect is the growing fear in Europe that China will do to Europe what it did to the U.S. in the last 25 years, to d…

For years, China has represented an economic challenge for Europe. Now, it could become an economic disaster. It produces a wide range of artificially cheap goods – heavily subsidized electric vehicles, consumer electronics, toys, commercial grade steel and more – but much of that trade was destined for the endlessly voracious American market. With many of those products now facing an extraordinary tariff wall thanks to President Trump, the fear…

Why Europe Fears a Flood of Cheap Goods From China

China has for years presented an economic challenge for Europe. Now, it could become an economic disaster. It produces a vast array of artificially cheap goods — heavily subsidized electric vehicles, consumer electronics, toys, commercial grade steel and more — but much of that trade was destined for the endlessly voracious American marketplace. Now, with many of those goods facing an extraordinary wall of tariffs thanks to President Trump, fear…

Europe Fears a Flood of Cheap Goods From China

“China has for years presented an economic challenge for Europe. Now, it could become an economic disaster,” the New York Times reports. “It produces a vast array of artificially cheap goods — heavily subsidized electric vehicles, consumer electronics, toys, commercial grade steel and more — but much of that trade was destined for the endlessly voracious American marketplace.” “With many of those goods now facing an extraordinary wall of tariffs…

The trade war between the US and China could have major consequences in Europe. As China looks for new markets, prices could be dumped – and put pressure on companies. “It could be tough,” says Carl Bergkvist, chief economist at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

The US-China tariff conflict is escalating. For the People's Republic, Europe seems to be the logical market for everything that no longer finds a buyer in America. This is why the concern about exports at dumping prices is growing in this country – which would particularly affect two key German industries.