Chamber of Commerce advocates for dialogue ahead of EU-China talks

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Ahead of the EU-China talks in Beijing, the European Union is toughening its trade-policy tone: it is pressing, according to its own account, for more balanced trade relations with China. The German Chamber of Commerce is responding – and advocating that the benefits of cooperation with Beijing not be lost from view.

What exactly is to be negotiated between Brussels and the Chinese capital – and why German business is now speaking up with its own position.

What is on the agenda in Beijing?

According to the Handelsblatt, the EU is pressing for more balanced trade relations with China. Ahead of talks in Beijing, the German Chamber of Commerce is warning to keep the benefits of cooperation in view. Die Zeit picks up the topic under the same headline.

The business representative body is thus clearly positioning itself against a course of pure confrontation – and is advocating for negotiations on equal footing between Brussels and Beijing.

What does this mean for companies in Germany?

According to the available reports, the Chamber of Commerce is arguing that the economic benefits of relations with China should not be sacrificed in favor of a hard line of confrontation. Neither Handelsblatt nor Die Zeit mention concrete demands, affected industries, or trade volume figures in the available reports.

How the EU and the German government will respond to business's position – and whether Beijing in turn shows any movement – will become clear in the upcoming talks.