EU Gets Tough With China And Russia: Evening Briefing Europe

The European Union is said to be working on trade measuresto counter China’s planned export controls on critical raw materials should the bloc fail to reach a diplomatic solution with Beijing.

The European Commission is preparing a list of options by the end of the month that can later be deployed against China to boost its negotiating leverage, we’re told. The commission is also developing a plan to protect critical supplies in the short-term and secure other sources.

The issue will likely be addressed at an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels this week, though the commission is said to want to ...