# China urges France and Germany not to push EU toward protectionism

https://mins.news/en/item/89014

- CGTN, 2026-10-06 14:05 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-06/China-urges-France-Germany-not-to-push-EU-toward-protectionism-1R1K95qO6qI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s Ministry of Commerce urged France and Germany to uphold openness, cooperation and free trade, follow World Trade Organization rules and avoid steering the EU toward protectionist tools. Responding to reports that the two countries sought stronger EU trade defenses, the ministry warned that politicizing economic issues could backfire and that decoupling would harm all sides.

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