He made the statement ahead of a special EU commissioners’ meeting on Friday, during which the 27-member group will discuss how to deal with China to ensure a level playing field.
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Due to rapidly growing Chinese exports, there is a large trade surplus with many of Europe’s largest countries, putting political pressure on continental leaders to protect local industry.
S. Sejourne told the Financial Times that the EU will more actively apply import quotas and tariffs on China to protect certain sectors, including chemicals, metals, and clean technologies, from unfair competition.
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“Our goal is not to cut ties with China, but to achieve a real balance and take concrete measures that will allow us to do so,” S. Sejourne told the newspaper.
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