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Germany joins France in call for China trade defences
Germany and France, the European Union’s two largest economies, jointly called for tougher EU trade defences, as European and Chinese negotiators prepare for crunch talks this week under the shadow of a potential trade war. “The open and rules-based trade system is massively affected by weaponisatio
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Both outlets frame the story as a joint German-French push for tougher EU trade defences against a China trade surge. The South China Morning Post stresses the upcoming negotiations and the possibility of a trade war, while The Economist uses more confrontational language with “storm gates” and says its extract suggests confrontation looms.
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