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Chinese chemicals and machinery in EU crosshairs as leaders back more trade curbs

South China Morning PostPeople's Republic of China

Chinese chemicals and machinery in EU crosshairs as leaders back more trade curbs

Chemicals and industrial machinery were identified as the top priority industries the EU needs to shield against Chinese imports during a meeting between the EU’s top leaders in Brussels on Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the bloc’s 27 member states that the EU should consider quickly introducing safeguard measures, which can involve import quotas and tariffs, to shield these sectors from a wave of cut-price alternatives from China, according to people familiar...

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