Beijing, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - In Beijing, EU trade envoy says deficit with China 'unsustainable'

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2026-10-08

The European Union's top commerce official said Thursday that the bloc's trade deficit with China was "unsustainable", as he kicked off two days of talks in Beijing aimed at averting a trade war. "Day one in China, with one goal: begin rebalancing our... unsustainable trade deficit," Maros Sefcovic said on X. "I started by hearing directly from EU businesses here. The message around the table was clear: the need to improve access to the Chinese m......

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