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China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board

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Navigating the China-EU trade divide

Illustration: Henry Wong

Economy

China Economy

Global Economy

EU carbon tariff sows havoc in China as steel firms grapple with ‘absurd’ rules

The system is creating huge new compliance burdens for China’s steel firms, with smaller producers using greener technology often hit hardest.


Europe is gearing up for a trade fight with China. But will it change anything?

Brussels currently lacks the firepower to win a trade clash with China – and Beijing is not in a mood to make concessions, analysts warn.


‘Climate change in trade’: battle lines drawn on Europe’s new China strategy

 Illustration: Henry Wong

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has emerged in recent months as one of the European Union’s most vocal China hawks. Photo: AP

Chinese vice-foreign minister Hua Chunying (centre) visited the Czech Republic in January. Photo: AFP

Workers assemble vehicles on a production line at a FAW-Volkswagen factory in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province. Volkswagen is one of Europe’s biggest corporate investors in China. Photo: AFP

EU member states poised to confront internal divisions and launch aggressive trade defences against systemic threat posed by Beijing.


As trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to rise, China’s firms in the European Union have been forced to walk a delicate tightrope: expanding their presence in the lucrative market while grappling with heightened regulatory hurdles and rapid geopolitical shifts. In this three-part series, we examine the friction points pushing the two economic powerhouses towards a critical crossroads.


European Union

Series

Navigating the China-EU trade divide

‘It’s absurd’: how the EU’s new carbon tariff is causing havoc in China

The system is creating huge new compliance burdens for China’s steel firms, with smaller producers using greener technology often hit hardest.

Why Europe’s fight against a ‘China shock 2.0’ could end before it even begins

Brussels currently lacks the firepower to win a trade clash with China – and Beijing is not in a mood to make concessions, analysts warn.

EU hits ‘make-or-break moment’ as divided leaders confront ‘China shock 2.0’

EU member states poised to confront internal divisions and launch aggressive trade defences against systemic threat posed by Beijing.