🌍 World Jun 29, 2026 · Lisa O’Carroll

EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit

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EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit
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Two sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship ‘more balanced’ after weeks of threatsThe EU and China have agreed to enter three months of talks to try to avoid a trade war over the bloc’s €360bn (£310bn) annual import/export imbalance.In their first joint statement in seven years, the two sides agreed in Brussels to open a formal trade consultation after weeks of threats and recriminations from China if the EU imposed any measures to stop the flood of goods and components into the bloc.

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