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‘We were not hard enough’: how past trade tensions inspired Brussels’ fresh China crackdown

EU believes ramping up pressure on Beijing is the only way to tackle huge bilateral trade deficit

The EU has learnt its lesson on China, according to former European trade commissioner Karel De Gucht.The bloc is ramping up pressure on Beijing over its ballooning bilateral trade deficit, and, De Gucht said, its policy must be influenced by the outcome of a previous bout of trade tensions.

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