EU-China Trade Rebalancing Under Strain
As Washington and Beijing decouple, the EU and China will keep negotiating over a widening trade gap, and the outcome determines whether Europe deindustrializes or forces a structural rebalancing of Chinese exports.
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China's commerce minister told the EU that Beijing is open to purchase agreements to narrow a trade surplus running near 360 billion euros a year, as Brussels hardens its trade stance.
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Supporting · July 3, 2026
China signals it will buy more European goods as Brussels hardens its trade stance
China's commerce minister told the EU that Beijing is open to purchase agreements to narrow a trade surplus running near 360 billion euros a year, as Brussels hardens its trade stance.
South China Morning Post
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