# Can a ‘petty’ dinner stop Chinese automakers?

https://mins.news/en/item/132007

- China News Service, 2026-11-06 07:54 UTC
- Economy
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-11-06/detail-ihfmuiku4868184.shtml

> Chinese automakers set a participation record at the 2026 Paris International Motor Show, but a high-level dinner at the Élysée Palace excluded them. The report criticizes European politicians’ contradictory stance toward China’s auto industry and quotes Chinese scholar Li Yuqi saying pressure on China will not solve Europe’s competitiveness problems; pragmatic cooperation is needed.