Chinese President Xi Jinping with French president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand in Paris. Photo: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping with French president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand in Paris. Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping with French president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand in Paris. Photo: AFP
China economy
Economy /  China Economy

China’s fragile trade economy could be at risk, as EU outlook goes from bad to worse

  • Existing concerns that Europe was on the verge of a recession were stoked on Friday by new data which shows the bloc’s manufacturing sector is struggling
  • China is the EU's biggest source of imports and its second-biggest export market. China and Europe trade on average over €1 billion a day

Topic |   China economy
Keegan ElmerKaren Yeung
Keegan Elmer and Karen Yeung

Updated: 11:30am, 27 Mar, 2019

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with French president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand in Paris. Photo: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping with French president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand in Paris. Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping with French president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand in Paris. Photo: AFP
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