Two sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship âmore balancedâ after weeks of threats The EU and China have agreed to enter three months of talks to try to avoid a trade war over the blocâs â¬360bn (£310bn) annual import/export imbalance. In their first joint statement in seven years, the two sides agreed in Brussels to open a formal trade consultation after weeks of threats and recriminations from China if the EU imposed any measures to stop the flood of goods and components into the bloc. The EUâs trade commissioner, MaroÅ¡ Å efÄoviÄ, said he hoped the âdialogue would bring tangible resultsâ before the next meeting in Beijing in October. He met his Chinese counterpart, the commerce minister, Wang Wentao, for talks on Monday as part of a diplomatic offensive. They said in a joint statement: âThe EU and China as key trade partners, agree that the main objective of the TIC [trade and investment consultations] is to strengthen dialogue at ministerial level on trade and investment policies with the view to stabilise and make our bilateral relationship more balanced.â EU leaders met two weeks ago to discuss concerns over what is now widely being described as
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