Europe’s Trade Tensions With China Are Coming to a Head — how each outlet reported it
Tema: Europe’s Trade Tensions With China Are Coming to a Head
The Japan Times: What happens when Chinese artificial intelligence goes rogue? — Beijing has dismissed some of these warnings as "fearmongering," seeing the calls to slow AI development as an attempt to hold China back. (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/06/world/when-chinese-ai-goes-rogue/)
South China Morning Post: Climate change and farming gave rise to ‘genetically distinct’ Beijing swan goose: study — Climate change and agricultural development have brought a new goose population to China with unique migratory patterns, a study has found. In an article on the Chinese Academy of Sciences website, researchers from the CAS Institute of Zoology said they had discovered a “genetically distinct”… (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3369863/climate-change-and-farming-gave-rise-genetically-distinct-beijing-swan-goose-study?utm_source=rss_feed)
The New York Times: Europe’s Trade Tensions With China Are Coming to a Head — The European Union is weighing tougher trade measures as negotiators prepare to meet Chinese officials in Beijing, with surging exports from China pressuring key industries in Europe. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/business/china-europe-trade-issues.html)
South China Morning Post: ‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on China — The European Parliament voted for a significantly tougher China position on Wednesday, despite strong and long-standing lobbying from Beijing to tone down its official stance. The chamber backed stronger actions against Beijing, stating it is a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calling for a… (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370075/no-more-dumping-no-more-spying-european-parliament-hardens-line-china?utm_source=rss_feed)
South China Morning Post: As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply — As China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise the… (https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3370119/china-and-eu-begin-crunch-trade-talks-optimism-short-supply?utm_source=rss_feed)
The Independent: EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety — The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/china-beijing-europe-european-commission-brussels-b3063184.html)
The Japan Times: EU takes firmer stance on China’s trade practices as Beijing talks begin — Germany and France this week called on the EU to adopt stronger tools to defend European sectors that have fallen prey to surging Chinese imports. (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/08/economy/eu-china-trade-gap-talks/)