China’s Xi in France: Grilled on Trade and Support for Russia
While the Chinese leader said all the right things, his words should not be taken at face value.
While the Chinese leader said all the right things, his words should not be taken at face value.
British farmers join their European counterparts in protesting unfair trade deals and overbearing green regulations.
Recent small demonstrations show promise, but pundits are concerned by the “barriers” to wider action, including not having clearly-defined goals.
Farmers say the trade agreement would flood market with cheap imported produce.
Since joining the BRI in 2019, Italy’s exports to China increased by €4 billion while China’s exports to Italy skyrocketed by nearly €20 billion.
EU trade talks with China are part of Brussels’ broader ambition to reduce its foreign dependency for critical raw materials.
Australia backed off the deal after failing to secure EU commitments to bring down the trade barriers on meat and sugar exporters.
Commission officials will travel to Beijing in September for crunch talks on EU-China relations as Europe’s annual trade deficit with China doubled to €400bn in two years.
The EU is looking for a viable regional partner against China and sidelined previous human rights objections to kickstart free trade negotiations this week
The Brexit debate is set to potentially reignite over new customs arrangements set for October.
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