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\n European Commissioner Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d is heading to China as the country’s companies come under the EU’s investigatory lens. But with a trade war with the United States intensifying, what’s he after in a rapprochement between the EU and China?
\n ADVERTISEMENTFor the first time since taking office, EU Trade Commissioner Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d will travel to China on 27 and \u00a028 March to meet China\u2019s vice premier He Lifeng, Minister for Customs Sun Meijun and Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao. Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d’s visit to the Asian giant, against a backdrop of tense trade negotiations with the Americans, will be closely scrutinised.\u00a0Here are five things he’s looking to achieve from his trip to China.1.Send a signal to Washington\u201cThe\u00a0EU wants to signal that the harder they hit, the more they could push the Europeans closer to China,\u201d Victor Crochet, a China expert with law firm Nishimura & Asahi told Euronews.\u00a0With the US imposing tariffs on aluminium and steel, and further tranche of reciprocal tariffs schedules to begin applying on\u00a02 April,\u00a0the EU may seek closer ties with China, the second-largest economy in the world after the US.This could be good news for the Asian giant, which is also affected by US tariffs.\u00a0\u201cChina is the one which needs the EU most because of its trade surplus vis-a-vis the EU. However, it will not show it because the EU is also in a complicated situation due to the US,\u201d according to Alicia Garc\u00eda Herrero, expert from the Bruegel think tank.2. Re-open diplomatic dialogueThe previous Commission left relations with China strained following a row over Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) culminated in the EU imposing 35% tariffs on\u00a0Chinese imports,\u00a0and China retaliating with tariffs on European brandy and Cognac. Since Covid, the\u00a0EU has\u00a0also been working on reducing\u00a0its dependencies on China, notably on critical raw materials.The new strategy is to \u201cderisk through diplomacy”, according to Maria Martin-Prat, the Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Trade.\u00a0\u201cWe want to base our relationship with China on a combination of engagement but also protection,\u201d the EU official\u00a0told\u00a0an event\u00a0in Brussels ahead of \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d\u2019s trip. \u201cWe have left behind any idea of a smooth and equal relationship,\u201d she\u00a0acknowledged on market distortion and subsidisation.\u00a0\u00a0Herrero said that \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d will explore options arising from poor relations between the EU and US, but will also arrive with a portfolio EU investigations over unfair trade practices with which to warn China.3. Push China to act on its overcapacitiesChinese overcapacities are Europe’s nightmare. \u201cChina is doing nothing to address it,\u201d Maria Martin-Prat claimed. And with US tariffs on Chinese products, there is a risk of seeing China divert more\u00a0production towards the European market.Steel, cement and wood are among key exports from China to the US which could be redirected to European markets amid the current tariff storm. \u201cChinese demand for these products has fallen as a result of the halt in property construction,\u201d\u00a0according to Victor Crochet. Computers, EV\u2019s and renewables, such as solar panels or wind turbines, are also on the list of Chinese overcapacities.\u201cTo address overcapacities, the EU wants China to pass from a model based on business subsidies and exports, to a model based on its domestic market,\u201d Crochet added.4. Lift barriers to European companiesEuropean companies\u00a0gripe over barriers\u00a0to doing business in China,\u00a0with data transfers from European companies based in China to their overseas branches requiring a green light from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).\u00a0A temporary arrangement was found in 2023 between the EU and China to speed up the approval process,\u00a0but as Herrero pointed out, “this is a major issue for European companies producing a lot of data whether it is financial or related to services.”5. Attract more Chinese investmentThe EU wants to attract Chinese investments. \u201cEurope is in a strong position here,\u201d Sacha Courtial, expert from the Delors Institute told Euronews, explaining: “We’re opening up our market on our terms, i.e. to create jobs in Europe and ask for technology transfers. That’s the idea behind manufacturing of Chinese electric cars in Europe.\u201dHaving already opened in Hungary, Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is considering opening a manufacturing and assembling plant in Western Europe to avoid EU tariffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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