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Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports grows
Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industries Europe is facing a fresh China shock that threatens to cannibalise local factories, leading to job losses and de facto colonisation of industry by Beijing, trade analysts and representatives have said. They fear the plunging exchange rate and support for Chinese “zombie firms” has echoes of the crisis in the US 25 years ago when the term “China shock” was coined. It referred to the impact of China bursting on to the global trade stage after becoming a member of the World Trade Organization, with soaring imports displacing local industries and causing the loss of up to 2.5m jobs. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports grows, Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industries Europe is facing a fresh China shock that threatens to cannibalise local factories, leading to job losses and de facto colonisation of industry by Beijing, trade analysts and representatives have said. They fear the plunging exchange rate and support for Chinese “zombie firms” has echoes of the crisis in the US 25 years ago when the term “China shock” was coined. It referred to the impact of China bursting on to the global trade stage after becoming a member of the World Trade Organization, with soaring imports displacing local industries and causing the loss of up to 2.5m jobs. Continue reading…
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- Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports growsThe Guardian - 2026-05-19T06:00:02+00:00
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