Over the past few days, there have been developments in two WTO disputes involving China: The EU complaint against alleged Chinese restrictions on trade with Lithuania; and the Australian complaint against Chinese wine tariffs.

During a visit to China last week, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell met with his Chinese counterparts and offered a number of remarks on China-EU economic relations.

At the 12th China-EU Strategic Dialogue last week, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell discussed bilateral trade and economic relations. While Wang stressed fairness and openness in his statement,

At the European Parliament this week, members of Parliament had questions for Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis on topics such as de-risking, Chinese legislation related to security, Chinese investments in Europe, Chinese restrictions on exports of gallium and germanium, and human rights issues.

The European Commission adopted a new document that sets up a deadline for Member States to conduct risk assessments on multiple critical technologies, including AI, advanced chips and manufacturing equipment, as well as quantum computing, with potential export controls and investment restrictions to follow.

In a statement published this week, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers urged the European Union to use caution in its anti-subsidy investigation, warning that it may harm the EU EV industry and global carbon neutrality goals.

Just as the U.S. has been rethinking its economic relationship with China in recent years, Europeans have begun doing the same thing, to some extent in response to pressure from the U.S. As part of a recent trip to China, European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis gave several