Risk of Chinese exports shifting to EU grows amid US tariff hikes (correct*)

By Joanna Sopinska ( April 14, 2025, 12:11 GMT | Insight) -- The risk of Chinese exports to the US being diverted to the EU is growing, as the latest statistics already indicate such a trend. China's exports* in the first quarter of this year rose by 5.8 percent to $854.7 billion, according to data released today by China's General Administration of Customs. The EU is working out contingency plans — such as special import safeguards and punitive import duties — to prevent Chinese exports from flooding its markets.The risk of Chinese exports to the US being diverted to the EU is growing, with the latest statistics already indicating such a trend. China's exports* during the first quarter of this year rose by 5.8 percent to $854.7 billion, according to data released today by China's General Administration of Customs....

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Risk of Chinese exports shifting to EU grows amid US tariff hikes (correct*)

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