EU and China on the brink of trade war | DW News

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In a historic shift, VW CEO Oliver Blume is publicly urging the EU to impose trade defense measures on Chinese plug-in hybrids. This marks the first time a major German automaker has openly called for tariffs against Beijing, signaling an end to the industry's long-standing policy of open markets. With China currently running a €1 billion-a-day trade surplus with Europe, experts warn that up to 300,000 European factory jobs are at risk. Are they sliding towards a trade war? We talk to Andreas Mischer, analyst at MERICS in Berlin Alicia Garcia-Herrero, senior fellow at Bruegel Jan Ruzicka, chief external affairs officer at international investment group PPF in the Czech Republic For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deu

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