China Not Taking EU ‘Seriously' on Trade Issues, Envoy Says
Jorge Toledo, the EU's ambassador to China, said both trading partners need to address growing imbalances in their relationship to preserve ties in an 'insecure and unstable' world. Beijing hasn't done enough to address long-standing EU complaints about Chinese exports and its treatment of European companies, he added.
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