Europe and China don’t need a trade war, EU trade chief says

The European Union will not back down from protecting its industries against Chinese competition it sees as unfair, but mutual self-interest will prevent a damaging trade war, the EU’s trade chief Karel De Gucht said.

Disputes with Beijing have taken on a bigger scale in recent months and Brussels brought its biggest ever trade case against Beijing in September after European companies accused China of dumping solar panels in Europe.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1066542/europe-and-china-dont-need-trade-war-eu-trade-chief-says