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EU trade war threat against China called a strategic farce

The European Union's threat of a trade war against China is being criticized as a strategic misstep, with arguments that the EU lacks the economic leverage it believes it possesses. The author contends that the EU's economy is in decline, citing its manufacturing output relative to its population as disproportionately high compared to China's. This perspective suggests that the EU's protectionist measures, particularly concerning Chinese overcapacity, are unfounded and potentially harmful to its own economic interests. AI

RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece analyzing the EU's trade policy towards China.

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EU trade war threat against China called a strategic farce

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jianlu Bi ·

    EU threat of trade war against China is a strategic farce

    The European Commission has declared its trade and economic relationship with China “unsustainable”, pointing to a daily trade deficit of €1 billion (US$1.16 billion) and Chinese manufacturing overcapacity that puts millions of jobs across various sectors at risk. However, a clea…