Europe seeks fair competition with China

by times news cr

2024-05-10 09:31:21

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenindicated yesterday that he will push to establish “fair” competition with Chinain the meeting with the president Xi Jinping, As part of his official trip to France.

“We have to act to ensure that competition is fair and not distorted,” he said in statements released hours before a meeting in Paris con Xi and the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

Von der Leyen He added that, on previous occasions, he made it “clear [a Xi] “that current imbalances in market access are not sustainable and must be resolved.”

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The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, opened a series of investigations into China in competition matters in recent months. Beijing reacted with indignation to the latest investigation, into alleged unequal access to the Chinese medical device market, calling it an example of EU “protectionism.”

From the Leyen reiterated that the UE “You should reduce the risk of your relationships, but not disassociate yourself from China”, That is, reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers but without going to the extreme of the United States of penalizing or blocking trade flows in key sectors.

He also highlighted the problem of oversupply of Chinese products, which enter the EU at too low prices.

2024-05-10 09:31:21

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