EU manufacturers could give up on competing with China by 2030, warns commerce chief

Jens Eskelund says Europe may need to allow its companies to become part of Chinese firms’ supply chainsEurope’s manufacturers could give up on attempting to compete with their Chinese counterparts by the end of the decade if current trends continue amid fears over mass job losses, the head of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has warned.In a case of “if you can’t beat them, join them”, Jens Eskelund said European companies operating in China were now thinking…

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