21 February 2016 / The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China called for Beijing to ramp up efforts to tackle excess production. This overproduction is harming eight key industries including steel, cement and chemicals, but is having knock-on effects in consumer sectors such as consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, food and apparel. Journalist Laurie Burkitt highlights the industry march in Brussels to protest granting Market Economy Status (MES) to China, which would only worsen the situation. Read the article here (subscriber only).

21 February 2016 / The Washington Post reports that, “China’s industrial overcapacity is “sucking the oxygen out” of its economy, fueling a dangerous buildup in bad loans and now exacerbating trade tensions with the West. Yet although the Communist Party has been aware of the problem for years, it has failed to tackle it. Those are the findings of a new report by the European Chamber of Commerce in China that blames complacency, a lack of leadership and protectionism by local governments for China’s failure to address the problem. (...) The answer, [Chamber president Jörg Wuttke] said, was for the Chinese government to relinquish control of the economy to market forces, as it has promised to do." Read the full article here.

18 February 2016 / In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung zur Industriepolitik haben sich heute die deutschen Verbände und Gewerkschaften, darunter BDI, BDA und DGB, in der Diskussion um Chinas Marktwirtschaftsstatus (Market Economy Status/MES) zu Wort gemeldet.

18 February 2016 / In a joint statement on industrial policy released today, German associations and unions, including BDI, BDA and DGB, have made their position clear on China's market economy status (MES). 

15 February 2016 / Aus 17 europäischen Ländern sind heute über 5.000 Arbeiter und Unternehmensvertreter nach Brüssel gereist, um gegen chinesisches Dumping zu demonstrieren. Der Protest richtet sich vor allem gegen das Vorhaben der Europäischen Kommission, China den sogenannten Marktwirtschaftsstatus zu gewähren ("MES - Market Economy Status") und damit wirksame Antidumpingmaßnahmen zukünftig unmöglich zu machen. Das Industriebündnis AEGIS Europe, das 30 europäische Industrieverbände vertritt, hatte zur Demonstration aufgerufen.

15 February 2016 / 5,000 workers from 17 European countries march on Brussels today to urge EU leaders to stop China dumping and reject Market Economy Status (MES) for China.

15 febbraio 2016 / 5.000 lavoratori di 17 nazioni europee manfesteranno oggi a Brussels per esortare i leader europei a cessare il dumping e negare alla Cina lo Statuto di Economia di Mercato (MES).

11 February 2016 / If you care about jobs and growth in Europe, or the environment, then you should be concerned by the idea of the EU granting Market Economy Status (MES) to China. AEGIS Europe is calling on European trade unions, businesses and NGOs to respond urgently to the European Commission’s new public consultation on China’s MES issued yesterday on 10 February.

11 February 2016 / Today, 30 European industries represented by AEGIS Europe called on European unions, businesses and NGOs to respond urgently to the European Commission’s new public consultation into the Market Economy Status (MES) of China.  

10 februari 2016 / Europese werknemers, vakbonden en werkgevers lanceren vandaag een Europees Manifesto van de industrie voor vrij en eerlijk handelsverkeer, naar aanleiding van een mars in Brussel  volgende maandag 15 februari. Deze mars moet de beleidsmakers ertoe aanzetten om Chinese dumpingpraktijken in de Europese Unie te stoppen, en een erkenning van markt economie status (MES) voor China te verwerpen.

10 February 2016 / While factories are closing daily across Europe, the European Commission is now openly talking of surrendering Market Economy Status (MES) to China, which would leave Europe defenceless against a flood of Chinese imports that would wipe out European jobs and growth. Up to 3.5 million EU jobs are at risk and €228 billion in annual GDP could be lost. Today almost 22 million people are unemployed in the EU – Europe can ill afford to lose more jobs.

9 February 2016 / French radio channel rfi reports on AEGIS Europe's warning that granting Market Economy Status to China is equivalent to giving it an unlimited license to dump. Thousands of workers will descend upon Brussels on 15 February to protest MES for China. Listen and read in full here (in French).

9 February 2016 / ItalyEurope24, by IlSole24Ore, reports that "Seven European nations, in the midst of a discussion over China’s request for market economy status, have asked in a joint letter to the EU, for strong and swift measures to stop dumping in the sector caused by widespread overcapacity. " This comes ahead of a march of 5,000 employers and employees planned in Brussels on 15 February. Read the article in full here. 

9 February 2016 / China has proven to be illegally dumping products from steel to bicycles in the EU, causing production to shut down here and artificially switch to China. When goods are manufactured in China and consumed in Europe, the environment suffers for two main reasons.

9 February 2016 / Les Echos reports on the AEGIS Europe Manifesto for free and fair trade, published ahead of a march planned in Brussels on 15 February. Read in French here. 

8 February 2016 / By dumping products in the EU, China offloads overproduction, increases its market share and drives out competition. Chinese enterprises dump more products into Europe’s open market than any other country in the world. Indeed, 75% of all the EU's anti-dumping measures in force involve China.

8 February 2016 / I Dipendenti, Sindacati e Datori di Lavoro dell’Industria Europeahanno lanciato oggi il Manifesto Industriale Europeo per il Commercio Equo e Libero, prima della Marcia a Bruxelles, per sollecitare i politici a fermare il dumping cinese e rifiutare il Market Economy Status (MES) alla Cina. La Marcia avrà luogo il 15 febbraio a Bruxelles.

8 February 2016 / European industry employees, trade unions and employers today launched a European Industrial Manifesto for Free and Fair Trade, ahead of a March in Brussels to urge policy makers to stop China dumping and reject Market Economy Status (MES) for China. The March will take place on  Monday 15 February in Brussels.

8 February 2016 / Reuters reports that thousands will march on 15 February in Brussels to protest an EU grant of market economy status to China. Read in full here.

5 February 2016 / The FT reports that EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem will open three new anti-dumping investigations into steel products originating from China. In a letter to Gao Hucheng, Beijing’s commerce minister, she called for Beijing to cut overcapacity in its steel industry. This comes just as the EU is considering whether to grant market economy status to China and thereby relinquish its ability to use the anti-dumping instrument. Read the full article here (subscriber only).