# EU trade envoy targets huge goods deficit on first day of China visit

https://mins.news/en/video/91361

- France 24 English, 2026-10-08 12:16 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKW2pnwN5fk

> EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic arrived in Beijing on Thursday for two days of talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao. He said he wants to rebalance what he called an “unsustainable trade deficit”; Chinese hybrid vehicles’ European market share, now at 25%, is one concern.

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