‘Donald Is Right': EU Chief Agrees With Trump on China Trade Concerns

Ursula von der Leyen said that China is distorting trade with ’massive subsidies’ to ‘dominate global manufacturing and supply chains.’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at G7 leaders' summit, at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on June 15, 2025. Reuters/Amber Bracken

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that U.S. President Donald Trump is right about broken trade rules and warned that China’s behavior has distorted world markets.

During a June 16 session on the global economy at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, von der Leyen said that Beijing is not willing “to live within the constraints of the rules-based international system.”