Media Outlet: Handelsblatt 

Daniela Schwarzer examines Franco-German proposals to strengthen the EU’s trade defenses against Chinese industrial overcapacity and economic coercion. While supporting the proposed measures, she emphasizes the need to make better use of existing trade instruments and diversify critical supply chains. Schwarzer argues that trade protections alone are insufficient, calling for greater European investment in research, innovation and strategic technologies to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness and capacity for strategic action.