EU President Warns China Flooding Global Markets, Calls for Joint Action

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed Australia’s federal parliament for the first time.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses members and senators during a joint sitting of the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 24, 2026. David Gray/ AFP via Getty Images

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned China’s economic model poses a threat to global supply chains and the industrial base of many nations.

In her maiden address to Australian Parliament on March 24, von der Leyen said Beijing’s deliberate flooding of global markets with cheap products was something that needed to be confronted with a coordinated response.