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news Project Syndicate 2026-06-04

China Is Not Europe's Sole Competitiveness Challenge

While calls to protect European industry from Chinese competition are growing, tariffs alone won't restore Europe's technological leadership or industrial dynamism.


<p>Calls for European leaders to protect domestic industry from "unfairly" subsidized Chinese competition have lately grown louder. But while tariffs might offer temporary relief to a few sectors, they cannot restore Europe's technological leadership, industrial dynamism, or export competitiveness.</p>

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