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EU and China trade tensions resurface despite recent truce

The European Union and China are experiencing renewed tensions regarding their trade relationship, despite a recent agreement to avoid a trade war. Beijing has issued warnings of retaliatory measures if the EU implements restrictive trade policies, while Brussels is preparing to fast-track export bans. This friction highlights ongoing disagreements about the nature of their relationship and potential solutions. AI

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EU and China trade tensions resurface despite recent truce

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

    EU-China truce under strain as both sides brace for potential trade war

    Weeks after the European Union and China struck a deal aimed at averting a looming trade war, the two sides remain at loggerheads over what is wrong with their relationship, how to fix it and who is to blame. At an event in Brussels this week, threats were exchanged and differenc…