EU Chief Warns China On Trade Gap Ahead Of Summit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Von der Leyen said the EU side is also "looking at the question of hidden and direct and indirect subsidies to Chinese companies in competition to the European companies".Von der Leyen's commission has launched an investigation into China's electric vehicle industry, fearing subsidised imports could stifle EU innovation in a huge new sector.
44% : "While the European market has proved a lucrative draw for Chinese investment and exports, EU firms have not enjoyed open access to China's growing consumer middle class.
39% : While the president of the European Commission stressed that EU states would prefer negotiations to a trade war she left an implied threat of protectionist measures on the table.

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