Protectionism a lose-lose scenario

In recent years, the EU has frequently intervened in market operations under the guise of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, with many targeting China. — China Daily

OVER the past few years, the United States has relentlessly pressured its allies to comprehensively contain China, leading to dramatic shifts in global geopolitics.

The outbreak of the Ukraine crisis and the Israel-Palestine conflict, coupled with the European Union’s (EU) declining competitiveness, has increased negative factors in the EU’s policy toward China, resulting in a growing trend toward politicisation and securitisation.