EU Mulls Dropping China Trade Case, Frustrating Trump Team
- Biden officials have pushed EU to continue case against China
- Brussels wants to avoid loss at WTO without strong evidence
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The European Union is debating whether to drop a sensitive trade investigation against China over alleged coercive activity targeting Lithuania, a prospect that’s frustrated officials in Washington, where the incoming Trump team sees it as capitulation to Beijing.