Germany’s Reiche Tells EU to Avoid Harming Exports to China (1)

German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said the European Union should ensure that any measures it applies on Chinese trade don’t harm the bloc’s exports to the country.

In comments to reporters on Wednesday during her visit to Beijing, just days before Brussels officials consider whether to strengthen their stance on sales from the world’s second-biggest economy, she emphasized that any EU response shouldn’t get out of hand.

“As an exporting nation, we have two interests,” Reiche said. “We need to counter unfair competition, for example, in steel and ferroalloys, with appropriate measures, while at the same time ensuring that our ...