Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 8 October 2026
As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply
As China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise the trad
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Both outlets frame the story as the start of EU-China trade talks in Beijing, with pressure and limited expectations central to the coverage. Al Jazeera foregrounds the €1bn daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions, while the South China Morning Post stresses that a big breakthrough is unlikely and says Chinese firms in Europe hoped for only “limited progress.”
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