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EUROPE & EURASIA

EUROPE & EURASIA REGIONAL CENTER

Primary Article

China threatens EU with retaliation as EU mulls “kill-switch” to defend its market

Despite ongoing talks to rebalance EU-China trade, Brussels is preparing a powerful new tool to shield its market from a surge of cheap Chinese imports.

Supplemental Article

China Shock 2.0: Why Europe fears trade crisis could fuel the far right and industrial decline

China’s growing exports are putting pressure on European manufacturers, but Chinese investment also brings jobs and technology.

Supplemental Article

China and the EU: the Imminent Choice Between a Trade Deal and a Trade War

This is unsustainable. And this is why we are engaged in a dialogue with China to rebalance our trade.

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Discussion Questions | 11.10

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What factors are influencing the growing Chinese reliance on exports to grow their economy (EV's, Green Energy, Advanced Manufacturing)?

How have factory closures and increased competition from Chinese companies impacted EU countries politically (Far Right, Protectionism, Internal EU Cooperation)?

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How do differences in national consumption levels impact the trade deficit between EU countries and China?

As US trade ties with both the EU and China have been hurt, should the EU and China create a new trade alliance between themselves, or should they also resort to protectionist measures to protect their domestic economies?

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Gabriela Korthius

Regional Director, Europe & Eurasia
korthuis@wisc.edu
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