After eight years in the deep freeze, the European Parliament is sending an official delegation to China next week in the clearest sign yet that Beijing’s targeted lobbying blitz of its members is paying off. Seven members from the parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee will
Seven members from the parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee will travel to Beijing and Shanghai alongside Engin Eroglu, head of its China delegation.
They will meet officials, customs and port authorities, lawmakers and companies, including Shein and Temu, firms that are in the crosshairs of EU regulators.
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“We want to send a message that it is vitally important that the internal market is not overflooded with dumped or overcapacity products from China, and that our rules on product standards are to be followed, regarding the big e-commerce tsunami coming from China right now,” said Anna Cavazzini, the IMCO chair who leads the trip.
The visit opens the door to travel by members (MEPs) to China, which was halted for years under the strains of the pandemic and sanctions over human rights.
The IMCO committee’s trip will be followed in late May by the parliament’s official China delegation, led by Eroglu, which will travel to Beijing and potentially Wuhan for another round of talks with the National People’s Congress (NPC).
The European Parliament and NPC clashed over thorny issues such as Russia and Taiwan during their first official talks for seven years in Brussels in October.
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