Trade warEU struggles to limit China's involvement in sensitive tech areas
Heavy reliance on Chinese trade and investment hinders 'de-risking' efforts
The European Union is trying to balance the risks and rewards of Chinese involvement in key technological areas, including 5G and electric vehicles. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by AP and Getty)
RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA, MAILYS PENE-LASSUS and CATHERINE DE BEAUREPAIRE, Nikkei staff writers
October 11, 2023 17:54 JST
LONDON/PARIS/BRUSSELS -- The European Union is looking to tighten export and investment controls on sensitive tech as concern over the bloc's reliance on China grows. But an equally heavy reliance on Chinese trade and investment threatens to hinder efforts to "de-risk" its economy, as individual members have already found.