From January to June 2026, the cumulative value of China-EU trade in goods reached $447.88 billion, an increase of 14.2% year-on-year. Notably, exports of transport equipment surged by 50.5%, with lithium-ion batteries emerging as the product category with the largest export growth compared to 2020. These figures reveal a profound trend: China-EU trade is shifting from a traditional model of “complementarity and mutual benefit” toward one characterized by “both competition and friction”—a transition most clearly exemplified by the sector for new energy storage batteries.
Post time: Oct-15-2026