EU Set to Back Draghi Warnings on Lagging Behind US and China
The European Union is set to warn that the integration of the bloc’s single market is slowing down at the same time it’s facing stiffening pressure from major global economies including the US and China,

China Blasts EU’s Foreign Subsidies Law

China Blasts EU’s Foreign Subsidies Law as Unfair Trade Barrier
China pressures EU for talks to resolve 'unfair' trade barriers
Beijing has accused the European Union of imposing unfair "trade and investment barriers", but has refrained from immediate retaliation as the two sides continue talks to resolve the dispute. China's Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday that it had concluded the EU's recent investigations into Chinese enterprises under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation were "unfair and non-transparent".
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China Paves Way for Possible EU Retaliation as Probe Ends
China said the European Union’s measures to shield its companies from foreign subsidies are a barrier to trade and investment, marking the latest clash in the ongoing trade dispute between the two sides.
Here's why developing nations are leading trade investigation against China
China faced record 160 trade investigations in 2024, with developing nations leading the pushback over overcapacity concerns; India, EU, and Brazil top the list of initiators
The chancellor's gamble with China: What price is Rachel Reeves willing to pay for closer trading ties?
The UK sticks out diplomatically and economically by refusing to impose extra tariffs on Chinese car companies. In return, Britain is hoping to boost exports of financial services in the coming years.
MOFCOM determines EU’s investigations constitute trade, investment barriers
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Thursday that it has determined that the practices adopted by the EU in its investigations of Chinese enterprises based on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and its implementing rules constituted trade and investment barriers.
China's Dec exports likely gained momentum ahead of tariff uncertainty
China's exports probably expanded at a faster pace in December, suggesting producers raced to move inventory to major markets ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House this month and fresh trade risks.
Why China’s new climate targets matter for everyone
So far, China has used carbon intensity — the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of GDP — as its official target. It announced the metric in 2009, at the height of its economic growth, after facing pressur e to set a quantitative goal to curb its emissions. Its argument was that it was a target that wouldn’t constrain China’s growth.
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How to trigger Trump: Britain’s cozy China trip risks America’s anger
Reeves’ mission has become more desperate as the U.K. economy continues to falter, with borrowing costs this week reaching 1998 levels and the pound tanking, threatening the government’s pledge to generate growth and make Britons wealthier. That's prompted some grumbling back home as opposition parties urge Reeves to pull the trip altogether.
EU firms in China lament having to silo operations to stay competitive, survey finds
Latest report from EU Chamber of Commerce in China also flags increased costs and market barriers that are ‘stripping away global competitiveness’.
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EU called on to rectify trade barrier practices
China will urge the European Union to rectify its trade barrier practices through bilateral consultations and other measures, with the aim of creating an open, fair, just, nondiscriminatory and predictable environment for Chinese companies to invest and operate in Europe, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
China's deadliest earthquakes since 2008
At least 126 people were killed in Tibet by this week's earthquake of magnitude 6.8, the fifth-deadliest since 2008, data from China's National Earthquake Data Center shows.