China-EU Trade Talks: Who Has The Upper Hand? 5 Things To Know | FP Explains

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič heads to Beijing on Thursday for two days of make-or-break talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.

Brussels set October as the deadline for "tangible" results on a trade relationship that left the EU with a deficit of about €360 billion last year, close to €1 billion a day. France and Germany are pushing for a powerful new tool to restrict Chinese access to the EU market, while Beijing has opened a fresh anti-dumping probe into EU chemicals just days before the talks.

So who really holds the upper hand, Europe or China? Here are five things to know ahead of the talks.

00:00 - Introduction: The High-Stakes China-EU Trade Talks
00:45 - 1. Key Drivers & The Core Dispute (EV Tariffs & Subsidies)
02:10 - 2. Europe’s Economic Vulnerabilities & Internal Divisions
03:40 - 3. Beijing’s Retaliatory Leverage & Supply Chain Control
05:15 - 4. Geopolitical Tensions & The Broader US Factor
06:50 - 5. Who Holds the Upper Hand & What Comes Next?

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