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Germany joins France in EU pushback against China's trade practices

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Germany is aligning with France's stance on China, urging the EU to bolster its trade defenses and industrial policies. This shift comes as the EU's trade deficit with China continues to widen, with daily losses estimated at over a billion dollars and significant job impacts. Both nations are pushing Brussels for concrete proposals to strengthen economic security and trade tools. AI

RANK_REASON Policy shift by major EU economies regarding trade with China. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Germany joins France in EU pushback against China's trade practices

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiaofei Xu,Huizhao Huang ·

    As EU’s China trade deficit widens, Germany changes tack to join France’s Beijing pushback

    Facing Europe’s ever-widening trade deficit with Beijing, Berlin is increasingly singing the same tune as Paris. The two nations displayed a united front at this year’s Franco-German Ministerial Council, which will soon be put on paper in a joint road map due by September at the …

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