Last chance saloon: EU presses China for a sign to prove trade talks can work
Brussels hopes Chinese commerce ministry will agree to modest ‘proof-of-concept’ arrangement at top-level meetings in Beijing
Non-stop working-level talks have proven difficult, with the lopsided trade balance showing little sign of narrowing. Indeed, Beijing’s enormous trading surplus with the 27-member bloc has expanded further in the intervening quarter.
However, Beijing is believed to no longer outright reject the suggestion that there are problems in its trade ties with Europe.
