The Economist(@TheEconomist):Trade between Europe and China is “unsustainable” says Maros Sefocovic, the EU’s trade commissioner. He represents the world’s largest trade bloc at the negotiating table. The Economist’s geopolitics editor, David Rennie, asks if the bloc is prepared to risk a trade war to tackle the deficit

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2026.05.17 10:30

Trade between Europe and China is “unsustainable” says Maros Sefocovic, the EU’s trade commissioner. He represents the world’s largest trade bloc at the negotiating table. The Economist’s geopolitics editor, David Rennie, asks if the bloc is prepared to risk a trade war to tackle the deficit