China's exports set to be hit by EU trade 'bazooka' as Brussels focuses on job losses

The EU is preparing to strengthen its Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), dubbed the 'trade bazooka', to impose broader retaliatory trade measures against China amid rising trade deficits and job loss concerns linked to increased Chinese imports. This move aims to make it harder for individual EU member states to block collective trade sanctions, reflecting growing frustration with China's trade practices and export-led growth policy amid its demographic decline.