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EU overtakes US as top source of global trade friction, China trade body says

By Yonnex Li ( January 29, 2026, 06:53 GMT | Insight) -- The EU has surpassed the US as the biggest source of global trade friction for the first time in 16 months, according to China's top trade-promotion agency, as Brussels launched multiple anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations. The bloc also registered the highest China-specific "friction index," with semiconductor materials, rare earth magnets and liquid crystal products among the sectors facing elevated levels.The EU has surpassed the US as the biggest source of global trade friction for the first time in 16 months, according to China's top trade promotion agency, as Brussels launched multiple anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations....

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