# EU climate chief warns China dependence will make green transition more costly

https://mins.news/en/video/38916

- euronews, 2026-08-31 15:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Fj-epDBOg

> EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra warns that reliance on China will raise the cost of the EU’s green transition. He says there is “no alternative” to levelling the playing field.

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