EU sends envoy to Beijing over China trade deficit

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 06:19 · Archive

The EU is sending an envoy to China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion daily raises concerns about job losses.

The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China over a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day. The deficit has heightened anxiety among EU policymakers over potential job losses and is pushing the bloc's political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward their second-largest trading partner.

In response, the EU is sending an envoy to Beijing to engage with China on the matter.

How it is being reported

• EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxietyThe European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner.Clickorlando · 7 Oct, 18:54
• EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxietyThe European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner.News4Jax · 7 Oct, 18:54

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