SOAPBOX
SOAPBOX provides insights on EU-China trade. The weekly newsletter, compiled by Rafael Jimenez Buendía and Ilaria Perla, is published in collaboration with the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).
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EU-China trade rebalancing: The mirage meets reality
Two weeks ago, we argued that the new EU-China Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism risked becoming another mirage, an exercise in dialogue without measurable results. The first trade figures released since that meeting provide no si...
Chinese exports to the EU head for a new first-half record
China Customs will soon publish June trade data. SOAPBOX’s first-half estimate points to a simple result: in China’s own currency, exports to the EU are heading for a new first-half high.
We estimate Chinese shipments to the EU at about CN...
EU-China and the mirage of dialogue
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao smiled for the cameras in Brussels on 29 June as they announced a new Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism, presented as a platform to address bilateral t...
Whatever happened to balanced trade?
A decade ago, China’s leadership argued that stronger domestic demand would lead to more imports and more balanced trade. Those speeches are still in the official archives. The trade data tell a different story.
China’s goods surplus did n...
The China deficit Brussels can no longer ignore
The Brussels mood is hardening, and the trade data explain why. On our estimate, the EU goods deficit with China is on course to reach almost €400bn in 2026, above the previous record set in 2022.
This is no longer just a trade-statistics...
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