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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels

EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars

Chinese-made cars lined up on the quay for export to the UK
EU negotiators are hoping for a breakthrough deal tackling Beijing’s record £1bn-a-day trade surplus. Photograph: Cynthia Lee/Alamy

EU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch talks aimed at sealing a breakthrough deal tackling Beijing’s record £1bn-a-day trade surplus by curbing its exports of cheap hybrid electric cars into Europe.

Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and his team fly out on Wednesday and will be negotiating up to the wire in talks scheduled to start the following day and continue late into Friday.

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