EU to China: We Won’t Be Pressured
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Beijing warned Brussels not to “fantasise” that pressure will win concessions, after China offered a goodwill gesture in a recent hybrid-car trade deal. The European Union replied by doubling down on a proposed trade “kill switch.”
The tool follows a Franco-German plan. It would let the bloc quickly limit access to its single market in response to economic coercion. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says all 27 leaders support it. Chemicals and machinery are priority sectors.