German Industry Urges EU to Toughen Response to Unfair Chinese Trade Practices

German Industry Urges EU to Toughen Response to Unfair Chinese Trade Practices
This aerial photo shows shipping containers stacked at a port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province, on Jan. 14, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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BERLIN-The European Union should take a tougher approach to protecting companies from unfair Chinese trade practices as Beijing is not keeping its promise to further open up its economy, Germany’s BDI industry association said on Thursday.

China has become Germany’s most important trading partner and exports of “Made in Germany” goods to the country have helped Europe’s largest economy cushion the domestic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.