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- Ursula von der Leyen said the Belgium-based EU will use all trade-defence tools if China talks fail.
- The EU’s trade deficit with China hits €1 billion daily, with an October deadline for a deal.
- The Commission opened 30 trade-defence investigations last year, nearly three times the historic average.
- German industry urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to support stronger EU trade defences against China.
