ANALYSIS-EU to toughen trade stance on China as Germany pivots
Published on: Nov. 20, 2025, 6:18 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
China will be the central policy focus, as concerns rise about Europe's reliance on it for critical minerals to drive the green and digital transitions and unfair competition for European companies from subsidised Chinese imports. Unity will be needed to drive through policy changes that seal and deepen ties with like-minded trading partners or trigger retaliation - something the 27-nation bloc struggled to achieve in response to U.S. tariffs.
