(London Composite Electric) EU's trade deficit in China last year was nearly 400 billion euros (about S $ 589 billion). The EU will urge Beijing to reduce the trade barriers of exports to Europe at a high -level meeting next month.
The Executive Vice Chairman and Trade Committee of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, said in an interview with the British Financial Times that the EU's trade deficit with China doubled within two years. This was "amazing", highlightingIt is necessary to open the market in Beijing.
He said: "China -EU trade relations are very unbalanced. China has a huge trade surplus, and the level of opening up China is inconsistent with the opening of the EU."
The EU's trade volume exported to China last year did not change much, about 230 billion euros, but imports increased to 626 billion euros, exceeding one -fifth of the EU imports.
East Brovsky's position also echoed the standpoint of the previous US government.US trade representative Daiqi has pointed out that China must correct the "imbalance" US -China trade relations, saying that this is "unhealthy" in the US economy and "cause damage".
The United States tries to correct the "imbalance" US -China trade relationship through tariffs and export ban, but its results are limited.Last year, the imports of Chinese goods and services in the United States hit a new high.
East Brovskis emphasized that he hopes to maintain a good relationship with China, and also hopes that Beijing can put forward his own concerns in September's Sino -European high -level economic and trade dialogue.
He pointed out that the high -level economic and trade dialogue between China and Europe is expected to be conducted by him and the Vice Premier of the State Council of China to provide opportunities for "discussing these issues and finding solutions."
East Brovskis hinted that if the problem has not been resolved, the EU may take a series of trade countermeasures to China, and it can even take action before the enterprise does not formally complain.
According to the Financial Times report, the EU's trade countermeasures include restricting subsidized enterprises to invest in the European Union.
East Brovsky emphasized that, in view of China's leading world in green energy investment, the European Union now only discuss "de -risk" instead of "decoupling" and says "we must find a way to cooperate with China."
Berreli: EU and China both want to strengthen the relationship between the two parties
The high -level representative of the EU Foreign and Security Policy Berrey on Sunday (August 6) just called with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.Berley shows that he and Wang Yi hope to strengthen the relationship between the European Union and China.
Berrely posted in X (formerly known as Twitter) that he discussed with Wang Yi a strategic dialogue to be held in Beijing, preparing for the China -EU Summit, and exchanging opinions on the exchanges of the Gada conference on Niger and the Ukrainian issue.Essence
On the other hand, analysis data show that since Russia's President Putin invaded Ukraine last year, the business of Europe's largest companies in Russia has suffered at least 100 billion euros.
Financial Times analyzes 600 European Group annual reports and financial statements in 2023. The results show that 176 companies have asset impairment, foreign exchange -related costs and other costs due to their sales, closing or cutting business in Russia.The total loss of direct losses does not include the indirect macroeconomic impact of the war, such as the rise in energy and commodity costs.On the other hand, the Russian and Ukraine War brought profit growth for oil and natural gas groups and national defense companies.
