{"id":2047488,"date":"2026-07-17T05:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047488"},"modified":"2026-07-17T05:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:30:58","slug":"chinas-model-is-flawed-top-mep-says-trade-pressure-could-test-beijings-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047488","title":{"rendered":"\u2018China\u2019s model is flawed\u2019: top MEP says trade pressure could test Beijing\u2019s stability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/99\/89\/1200x675_cmsv2_ce351bc2-8a3e-5d47-9e30-2041af7a6158-9839989.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2910396-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2910396\" data-cid=\"9840819\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2910396-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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By&amp;nbspPeggy Corlin\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1784266258\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-17 07:30:58 +02:00\">17\/07\/2026 &#8211; 7:30 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-share-comment-popup\" class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup js-c-article-share-comment-popup\">\n<div 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class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Restricting Chinese access to the EU\u2019s market of 450 million consumers could undermine Beijing\u2019s export-driven economy and pose a risk to the country\u2019s political stability, German liberal MEP Engin Eroglu, chair of the European Parliament\u2019s delegation for relations with China, told Euronews, arguing that China\u2019s model is &#8220;flawed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" 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The EU has set an October deadlinewith China last month to discuss how they can reduce their trade imbalance, after the bloc\u2019s deficit with China reached a record \u20ac1 billion in 2026. <\/p>\n<p>With low-cost Chinese imports continuing to flood the EU market, the European Commission, which is negotiating on behalf of the bloc&#8217;s 27 member states, could impose measures to restrict access to the European market before the two sides reach a breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Europe were to restrict access to its market even slightly, Chinese domestic companies would be affected\u2014especially since China&#8217;s domestic consumption is stagnating,\u201d the MEP told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina&#8217;s model is flawed despite dancing robots and great fanfare,\u201d he added, referring to China&#8217;s display of technological prowess during its latest Lunar New Year gala, when a performance by humanoid robots drew global attention.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, if Chinese companies had to lay off workers because of EU&#8217;s restrictions &#8220;this could lead to political problems for the Chinese government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;There is high youth unemployment&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The European Commission <strong>said<\/strong> on Tuesday that it intends to implement \u201cunilateral\u201d trade defence measures to protect the EU market from the surge of Chinese imports before the October deadline. <\/p>\n<p>These measures could include tariffs and quotas on Chinese imports that threaten specific sectors of European industry. <\/p>\n<p>After the US began closing its market to Chinese imports through tariffs in 2025, China redirected its industrial overcapacity to the EU, putting pressure on key sectors of European industry, including steel, cars and chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French corporate bank Natixis, state-backed &#8220;zombie&#8221; companies accounted for more than 12% of all registered firms in China in 2026, more than double their share in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In a report published in early June, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also said that Chinese companies receive between three and eight times more subsidies than companies in OECD member countries.<\/p>\n<p>According to Eroglu, that model is far from sustainable, undermining Beijing&#8217;s claim to global dominance as it seeks to replace the US as the world&#8217;s leading economic and political power through an aggressive trade policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is already high youth unemployment. China&#8217;s current self-confidence may not reflect the actual situation. This means that by controlling access to our market, we hold leverage over China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission could also impose new anti-dumping duties on Chinese products, as it has done in several cases in recent years. <\/p>\n<p>The number of unfair trade practice complaints filed by EU producers is rising, and for the first time, the EU\u2019s trade enforcement authority opened an investigation last Thursday into the agricultural sector by <strong>targeting<\/strong> China\u2019s Peking duck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope we can avoid a trade conflict, but the rapid decline of European industries makes it difficult not to react,\u201d Eroglu said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span 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The EU has set an October deadline with China last month to discuss how they can reduce their trade imbalance, after the bloc\u2019s deficit with China reached a record \u20ac1 billion in 2026.With low-cost Chinese imports continuing to flood the EU market, the European Commission, which is negotiating on behalf of the bloc&#8217;s 27 member states, could impose measures to restrict access to the European market before the two sides reach a breakthrough.\u201cIf Europe were to restrict access to its market even slightly, Chinese domestic companies would be affected\u2014especially since China&#8217;s domestic consumption is stagnating,\u201d the MEP told Euronews.\u201cChina&#8217;s model is flawed despite dancing robots and great fanfare,\u201d he added, referring to China&#8217;s display of technological prowess during its latest Lunar New Year gala, when a performance by humanoid robots drew global attention.According to him, if Chinese companies had to lay off workers because of EU&#8217;s restrictions &#8220;this could lead to political problems for the Chinese government.&#8221;&#8221;There is high youth unemployment&#8221;The European Commission said on Tuesday that it intends to implement \u201cunilateral\u201d trade defence measures to protect the EU market from the surge of Chinese imports before the October deadline.These measures could include tariffs and quotas on Chinese imports that threaten specific sectors of European industry.After the US began closing its market to Chinese imports through tariffs in 2025, China redirected its industrial overcapacity to the EU, putting pressure on key sectors of European industry, including steel, cars and chemicals.However, according to Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French corporate bank Natixis, state-backed &#8220;zombie&#8221; companies accounted for more than 12% of all registered firms in China in 2026, more than double their share in 2018.In a report published in early June, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also said that Chinese companies receive between three and eight times more subsidies than companies in OECD member countries.According to Eroglu, that model is far from sustainable, undermining Beijing&#8217;s claim to global dominance as it seeks to replace the US as the world&#8217;s leading economic and political power through an aggressive trade policy.\u201cThere is already high youth unemployment. China&#8217;s current self-confidence may not reflect the actual situation. 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