9 days ago · Beijing
As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beijing. The first report grouped here was at 8 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC. The headline in use is “As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
As China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise…
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As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply
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