Germany and France are supporting a push to discuss China¡¯s increasingly restrictive trade measures at a European Union leaders¡¯ summit in Brussels on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.
France and Poland have suggested adding a line to the summit¡¯s conclusions on China¡¯s harmful economic actions, the people added.
And Germany is willing to at least talk about using the bloc¡¯s most powerful retaliatory trade measure ¡ª what¡¯s referred to as the anti-coercion instrument ¡ª as Beijing clamps down on access to vital materials, according to a Berlin official. The topic may come up during a competitiveness conversation at the summit, the official added, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential talks.
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