Macron Is Pushing Europe Into $900 Billion Fight With China
- EU probe into Chinese electric vehicles carries trade risks
- Europe must affirm power or submit to China, one official says
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The European Union’s new, tougher approach to China is being shaped by French concerns that Beijing’s trade practices have started to pose a critical threat to core industries.
The government in Paris has taken a key role in driving the policy shift, according to people familiar with its thinking, calculating that inaction now would put the bloc’s economy on a path to long-term damage.