Beijing Criticizes EU Push for Section 301-Style Tool — SkimNews
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- Beijing publicly criticized a European push to adopt a US-style Section 301 trade tool aimed at countering China's trade practices, framing it as a protectionist measure.
- China warned it would retaliate if Europe imposes curbs on Chinese businesses, and cautioned that broad EU tariffs could disrupt ongoing China-EU trade negotiations, according to coverage from CNBC and Bloomberg.
Why it matters: Beijing's warning escalates trade frictions with the EU at a moment when Brussels is weighing new defensive trade instruments, giving China leverage to threaten retaliation against any country that backs such measures and potentially complicating EU-China trade talks already underway.
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