Alexander Wulfers' comment criticizes Germany's hypocrisy in trade policy towards China, as the country does not want to acknowledge that China produces innovative products despite its own protectionist tendencies and a growing trade deficit. #Handelskonflikt #Protektionismus #Innovation (translated)
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reportedly pledged at the summit, according to diplomats, to possibly present concrete proposals for the instrument as early as the beginning of December. #EuropäischeUnion #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič had previously described the agreement with Beijing on hybrid cars as a blueprint for other industries suffering under competition from China. #EuropäischeUnion #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
The European Union plans to take action against the rising exports from China, particularly in the areas of machinery and chemicals, and has tasked the Commission with presenting a new protective instrument as well as measures for diversification. #EuropäischeUnion #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
"There is no massive industrial shock from China," says Simon Evenett, a professor of geopolitics and strategy at the IMD Business School in Lausanne. "It is not a classic case where low-quality products are pushed into the market at prices that drive out European producers." Economist Evenett shows that imports of pharmaceutical goods from China to the EU increased by about 50 percent in volume since 2023, but imports from other countries increased much more strongly. #Handelskonflikt #ChinaSchock #EUHandelspolitik (translated)
Last week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and France's President Emmanuel Macron warned in a letter of a "massive industrial shock" that would affect system-relevant industries at the heart of the European industrial model. #Handelskonflikt #ChinaSchock #EUHandelspolitik (translated)
Last week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and France's President Emmanuel Macron warned in a letter of a "massive industrial shock" that would hit system-relevant sectors at the heart of the European industrial model. #Handelskonflikt #ChinaSchock #EUHandelspolitik (translated)
Economists are calling for a realignment of the EU's trade policy before the EU summit to strengthen its defense capability and reduce strategic dependencies on China, while other experts express doubts about the claim that China poses a massive threat to the industrial core of Europe. #Handelskonflikt #ChinaSchock #EUHandelspolitik (translated)
In the trade conflict with China, the role of the EU as a powerful player is emphasized, which is crucial in the face of Beijing's unfair competitive practices, with the critical measures to strengthen the EU needing to be taken in Brussels. #EU #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
The IMF predicts that the global economy will grow by 3.1 percent in 2026 and by 3.4 percent in 2027, while rising energy prices and trade conflicts will weigh on economic development. #Weltwirtschaft #IWF #Energiepreise (translated)
The article describes Germany's dilemma in dealing with China, exemplified by the battery factory of the Chinese company CATL in Thuringia, which symbolizes a mix of investment enthusiasm and potential economic risk despite looming trade conflicts. #Handelskrieg #Batteriewerk #Investitionen (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)
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)
The demand from Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron for a new trade protection instrument is therefore justified. #EU #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
Even Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has recently taken a tougher stance towards China. #EU #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
The EU has made an agreement with China to halve exports of hybrid vehicles to the EU within four years, but it remains unclear whether Beijing will keep its commitments while Europe must continue to prepare for possible confrontations. #EU #Handelskonflikt #China (translated)
The energy drink company Red Bull achieved a profit of almost two billion euros in 2025 despite global trade conflicts and increased net sales to 12.2 billion euros. #RedBull #Wirtschaft #Gewinn (translated)
The expectations for the visit of EU Trade Commissioner Sefcovic in Beijing are high as he attempts to ease the tense trade conflict between the EU and China and promote a fairer trade relationship. #EUPeking #Handelskommissar #Freihandel (translated)
„Es gibt weiterhin Gespräche über andere Verkäufe, (Trump) und Präsident Xi sprechen jedes Mal darüber, wenn sie sich treffen“Das sagte der US-Botschafter in China, David Perdue, in einem gestern ausgestrahlten Interview mit dem US-Sender Fox News. #Handelskonflikt #Zollpause #ChinaUSA
Während seines Besuchs in Washington hatte Xi seine Warnung wiederholt, dass Trump bei Taiwan „Vorsicht“ walten lassen solle, und forderte die USA auf, sich gegen eine Unabhängigkeit Taiwans zu stellen. #Handelskonflikt #Zollpause #ChinaUSA
