8
Jul
2025
Preparation for the 2025 EU–China Summit - Tackling China's critical raw materials export restrictions
Madam President, dear colleagues, Council, Commission, the upcoming EU–China Summit is more than a diplomatic event. It is a test of Union's credibility. We often hear – and we have heard it today from the Commission – that the EU should engage with China as an equal partner, but it's time we actually behave like one. We allow our markets to be flooded with heavily subsidised Chinese goods, and al…