EU Warns China It Will Be ‘More Assertive’ on Fair Trade

(Bloomberg) — The European Union will be more forceful in upholding fair competition and defending its interests, the bloc’s chief trade negotiator warned China Monday on a visit to Beijing.

“The lack of reciprocity and level playing field from China, coupled with wider geopolitical shifts, has forced Europe to become more assertive,” said Latvia’s Valdis Dombrovskis, an executive vice president at the European Commission, during a keynote address at Tsinghua University in Beijing.