The European Union and China reached a point in trade
European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on October 8 and 9 in Beijing holds talks with the Minister of Commerce of China Wang Wentao in a new format. In June 2026, the parties, having created a new platform for consultations on trade and investment issues, agreed to choose October as a benchmark for summing up their interim results. Euronews said the stakes would be "higher than ever" during the commissioner's visit, and Hong Kong newspaper SCMP saw a "last chance" for evidence of the dialogue's impact. But it seems that the main differences on trade between the EU and China cannot be resolved in an acceptable way.
European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on October 8 and 9 in Beijing holds talks with the Minister of Commerce of China Wang Wentao in a new format. In June 2026, the parties, having created a new platform for consultations on trade and investment issues, agreed to choose October as a benchmark for summing up their interim results. Euronews said the stakes would be "higher than ever" during the commissioner's visit, and Hong Kong newspaper SCMP saw a "last chance" for evidence of the dialogue's impact. But it seems that the main differences on trade between the EU and China cannot be resolved in an acceptable way.
