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EU eyes emergency import curbs on China amid widening trade gap

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The European Union is considering implementing emergency import restrictions, including tariffs and quotas, in response to a significant increase in its trade deficit with China. This move comes as new data reveals a nearly 25% widening of the trade gap in the first half of the year. EU officials believe Beijing is unlikely to make substantial economic structural changes, prompting the bloc to explore protective trade measures on a sector-by-sector basis. AI

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EU eyes emergency import curbs on China amid widening trade gap

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Finbarr Bermingham ·

    EU signals emergency import curbs after dramatic surge in Chinese trade gap

    The European Union is prepared to introduce emergency measures to combat China’s extraordinary export surge as new figures showed the trade gap had widened dramatically, its top trade enforcer said on Tuesday. Safeguard measures that permit tariffs and quotas to be enforced to co…

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