China warns of retaliation as EU weighs tougher trade response
By MLex Staff ( June 1, 2026, 07:24 GMT | Insight) -- China warned it would retaliate if the EU adopted new trade tools targeting Chinese exports, escalating tensions over how Brussels should respond to concerns about Chinese industrial overcapacity. China's Ministry of Commerce said over the weekend that Beijing would take countermeasures if the bloc proceeded with what it described as discriminatory restrictions.China warned it would retaliate if Brussels adopted new trade tools targeting Chinese exports, raising the stakes in an increasingly tense debate over how Europe should respond to concerns about Chinese industrial overcapacity....
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