By Oscar Pandiello, Cynthia Kroet, Karoline Del Vecchio and Yuqing Yang ( June 12, 2026, 12:11 GMT | Comment) -- A surge in dumping actions against Chinese goods adds urgency to a debate among EU leaders, due next week to consider whether traditional trade-defense instruments are sufficient to address perceived Chinese overcapacity. Amid a growing number of probes and thus pressure on the European Commission's enforcement machinery, the trade regulator is increasingly exploring broader tools aimed to reduce dependencies and diversify supply chains.Chinese exports have been the target in the vast majority of EU trade-defense actions so far in 2026, a continuation of last year's trend, when imports from China fueled a sharp increase in EU dumping measures (see here)....
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