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EU MEPs Push Comprehensive Trade Deal Talks With China

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Lange Pushes EU-China Pact

German MEP Bernd Lange urges the EU to negotiate a comprehensive trade and investment pact with China.
The EU records a daily trade deficit of about €1 billion with China, according to 2025 figures.
Twelve MEPs, including Lange and Pascal Canfin, will travel to Beijing 27-29 October for talks.
China will halve hybrid-car exports, capping them at 350,000 units yearly with a 6% adjustment.

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Mao Ning Urges Dialogue

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said dialogue can resolve EU trade differences.
Mao Ning made the remark at a briefing when asked about Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Eurasian tour.
Wang Yi attended the confidence-building summit, with visits to Azerbaijan, Croatia, Montenegro and Bulgaria Oct 14-20 delivering a Europe-focused message.
Mao Ning said Wang highlighted trust and friendship as assets, and China seeks partnerships, not alliances, preferring dialogue over confrontation.

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Historical Context

In February 1972 President Richard Nixon became the first U.S. leader to visit Beijing, ending 23 years without official ties and paving the way for trade and the 1979 diplomatic recognition of the PRC. That breakthrough now informs EU MEPs Bernd Lange and Pascal Canfin’s push for a comprehensive EU-China investment pact, as Europe seeks to reshape supply chains.

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Lange Pushes EU-China Pact

German MEP Bernd Lange urges the EU to negotiate a comprehensive trade and investment pact with China.
The EU records a daily trade deficit of about €1 billion with China, according to 2025 figures.
Twelve MEPs, including Lange and Pascal Canfin, will travel to Beijing 27-29 October for talks.
China will halve hybrid-car exports, capping them at 350,000 units yearly with a 6% adjustment.

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