EU seeks to curb more Chinese imports amid trade deficit

European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said on Friday that the EU is seeking to curb Chinese imports in additional sectors during upcoming talks with Beijing. Euronews reported that Brussels is exploring new trade defence measures, although the European Commission risks triggering retaliatory action from China. [1]

Euronews reported that Šefčovič described the EU as walking a tightrope in negotiations with Beijing as it balances conventional trade measures against political considerations. The push comes as the EU attempts to narrow a record trade deficit with China that has reached one billion euros a day. [1]

Brussels and Beijing previously reached a deal on 9 October to curb imports of hybrid cars from China, Euronews reported. That agreement followed earlier negotiations in Beijing between Šefčovič and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, as FTMQ News reported earlier. [1][5]