Drop-In: China’s shock to the eurozone – economic fallout and policy choices

China’s economic rise has long benefited European households and firms. But the picture has turned: eurozone exports to China have plunged while imports have surged, posing an existential challenge to parts of European industry.

With China signalling continuity, not change, the eurozone remains exposed and its policymakers face increasingly stark choices.

In this special online briefing, at 10:00 ET/15:00 BST on Thursday 23 April, our Europe and China economists will address these challenges as they draw on new reports – Assessing the China Shock for the Eurozone and Decoding the 15th Five-Year Plan – to answer your questions and tackle key issues including: 

• Where Chinese firms are challenging European industry and the economic costs of this competition
• The view from Beijing – what the latest policy signals imply about China’s trade outlook
• How European policymakers are likely to respond to the ongoing threat from Chinese industry.