{
  "id": 12057055,
  "title": "EU: Germany and France want \"kill switch\" for China trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/eu-deutschland-und-frankreich-wollen-kill-switch-fur-china-handel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T02:03:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/eu-deutschland-und-frankreich-wollen-kill-switch-fuer-china-handel/100259009.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Driven by Merz and Macron, the EU is gearing up for trade wars. The Handelsblatt reveals the details of an economic weapon designed to bring Peking to the negotiating table.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}