Europeans ‘far more united’ on tougher China trade stance after German shift, top expert Noah Barkin tells Euronews #EUChinaRelations #InternationalTrade #Geopolitics
The EU and China have reached a preliminary trade compromise that limits imports of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 vehicles per year, thus averting a potential trade war, although doubts remain about the long-term stability of this agreement. #Handelskrieg #Hybridautos #EUChina (translated)

Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announced the deal on Friday evening after two days of talks with the Chinese government in Beijing. #Hybridautos #EUChina #Handelsabkommen (translated)
The EU and China have agreed to initially limit the import of hybrid cars from China to 350,000 vehicles per year to reduce China's market share in the EU and to address trade deficits. #Hybridautos #EUChina #Handelsabkommen (translated)
The EU has reached an agreement with China to reduce annual imports of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000, aiming to halve the market share of these vehicles in the EU by 2027. #EUChina #HybridAutos #Handelsabkommen (translated)

Sefcovic and his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao had already announced an agreement after a meeting on Friday, but did not provide any details. #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsbeschränkungen (translated)
Sefcovic spoke in Beijing of an "important first step" to restore the balance in trade between both sides. Sefcovic and his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao had already announced an agreement after a meeting on Friday, but did not mention any details. #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsbeschränkungen (translated)
The EU has agreed with China to limit annual imports of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 vehicles in order to protect European manufacturers from being pushed out. #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsbeschränkungen (translated)

For the first time, China is now accepting to reduce its exports without there having been a major open conflict beforehand - I appreciate that. It's already late on Friday evening in Beijing when the EU Trade Commissioner says a sentence that seems particularly important to him: "For the first time, China is now accepting to reduce its exports without there having been a major open conflict beforehand - I appreciate that," says Maros Sefcovic. #Hybridfahrzeuge #EUChina #Handelskompromiss (translated)
China has agreed to reduce its exports of hybrid vehicles to the EU, which is seen as a first step to avert a larger trade conflict, although the substance of this concession remains questionable. #Hybridfahrzeuge #EUChina #Handelskompromiss (translated)

There are initial progress visible, but it has not yet been a central breakthrough. The Member of the European Parliament Bernd Lange (SPD), Chairman of the Committee on International Trade, stated: "There are initial progress visible, but it has not yet been a central breakthrough." #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsstreit (translated)
The communication is a first positive signal, said VDA President Hildegard Müller according to the statement. #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsstreit (translated)
Deliveries to the European Union could fall by more than half as a result, said EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic after negotiations with China's Trade Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing. #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsstreit (translated)
Chinese manufacturers are aggressively pushing into Europe and quickly gaining market share. VW CEO Oliver Blume warned a few weeks ago: "Chinese manufacturers are aggressively pushing into Europe and quickly gaining market share." #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsstreit (translated)
China has agreed in the trade dispute with the EU to reduce exports of hybrid cars to Europe by more than half, which is seen as the first compromise without prior tensions and could relieve some pressure from Chinese competition on German car manufacturers. #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsstreit (translated)

China expert Bill Bishop, who publishes the daily newsletter "Sinocism," wrote in an initial assessment that the results seem quite "thin." #Handelsstreit #EUChina #Hybridfahrzeuge (translated)
"We are working hard to restore the balance in trade relations between the EU and China." According to Šefčovič, it is crucial that this time the discussions will also yield concrete results. #Handelsstreit #EUChina #Hybridfahrzeuge (translated)
In the trade conflict between the EU and China, EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič is seeking solutions, while Beijing shows little willingness to compromise, leading to a trade deficit of 360 billion euros. #Handelsstreit #EUChina #Hybridfahrzeuge (translated)

EU Trade Commissioner Sefcovic visited China to discuss important trade issues between the EU and China, as reported by Jörg Endriss. #EUChinabeziehungen #Sefcovic #Handelskommissar (translated)

In a notable joint letter ahead of Sefcovic's visit to China, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz this week called for strong measures, without naming China. #EUChina关系 (translated)