EU actively preparing for trade war with China

The EU is actively preparing for trade war with China, writes The Economist. It is alleged that Europe has raised duties on Chinese electric cars, and Beijing has said that it will file a complaint with the WTO and introduce retaliatory measures.

Journalists believe that the EU may use punitive mechanisms for government procurement, such as restricting Chinese companies' access to Western tenders:

"Further conflicts (with Beijing) are possible, during which the EU will use new types of (trade) weapons."