Safeguards: Beijing threatens EU with “resolute countermeasures”

The European Commission could present steps in June to better protect the chemicals and mechanical engineering sectors. China’s Ministry of Commerce has now threatened “resolute countermeasures.”

21. May 2026
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Aerial photos show the containers for import and export cargo are in order, and gantry cranes and trucks are busy working in the cargo yard of Ganzhou International Inland Port, Ganzhou City, east China s Jiangxi Province, 4 November, 2022. Busy transportation for foreign trade goods in Ganzhou PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA
Containers at the Port of Ganzhou: China’s foreign trade is straining relations with the EU. (Imago)

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Last updated: 21. May 2026