Europe’s Competitiveness Bogeyman
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/protections-from-chinese-exports-will-not-restore-european-industrial-competitiveness-by-daniel-gros-2026-06
Calls for European leaders to protect domestic industry from "unfairly" subsidized Chinese competition have lately grown louder. But while tariffs might offer temporary relief to a few sectors, they cannot restore Europe's technological leadership, industrial dynamism, or export competitiveness.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/protections-from-chinese-exports-will-not-restore-european-industrial-competitiveness-by-daniel-gros-2026-06
Calls for European leaders to protect domestic industry from "unfairly" subsidized Chinese competition have lately grown louder. But while tariffs might offer temporary relief to a few sectors, they cannot restore Europe's technological leadership, industrial dynamism, or export competitiveness.
The China Shock 2.0 could destroy Europe as we know it
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/06/03/china-shock-2-destroy-europe-as-we-know-it/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/06/03/china-shock-2-destroy-europe-as-we-know-it/
Europe lacks a coherent strategy toward China
https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/europe-lacks-coherent-strategy-toward-china
Related:
Germany Has Lost What It Did Best
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/germany-economy-merz-trump.html
https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/europe-lacks-coherent-strategy-toward-china
Germany Has Lost What It Did Best
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/germany-economy-merz-trump.html