Overview

• Representing more than 1,600 European companies, the Chamber issued a Beijing position paper urging a reset in business conditions, citing overcapacity and procurement bias.
• It asks Beijing to drop export controls on strategic materials such as rare earths that have disrupted supplies for EU manufacturers.
• The paper also presses for neutral public procurement, wider opening of state‑dominated sectors, and market‑based investment rules.
• Europe’s goods gap with China reached over €300 billion in 2024, with €517.8 billion in imports from China versus €213.3 billion in EU exports.
• Company representatives raised supply problems in more than 140 cases with Chinese authorities, yet only a small fraction were resolved.