{
  "id": 5549198,
  "title": "'India Warned Us, We Didn’t Listen': Belgian PM Says Europe Had 'Rude Awakening' Over China Dependence | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/india-warned-us-we-didnt-listen-belgian-pm-says-europe-had-rude",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/india-warned-us-we-didnt-listen-belgian-pm-says-europe-had-rude-awakening-over-china-dependence-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has described Europe's experience of being economically dependent on China as a \"rude awakening\". He highlighted how Europe allowed overcapacity to enter its markets at below-cost prices from China while simultaneously weakening its own industrial base, and building strategic dependencies. During a CII event in New Delhi, De Wever said Europe had underestimated the risks posed by such economic dependencies for too long. He referred to China as a \"neighbour you all know\" in an apparent reference to China without naming it directly. De Wever praised India for recognizing the risks earlier than Europe and acknowledged that European countries failed to heed New Delhi's warnings. He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised concerns about excessive economic dependencies with European counterparts much earlier but that Europe was \"listening now\". De Wever identified India as a key partner in Europe's diversification strategy, expressing the hope that India would be \"No.1 on our list.\" Potential areas for increased cooperation include semiconductors, defence, pharmaceuticals, green energy, critical minerals, technology and maritime security.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has described Europe’s experience with economic dependence on China as a “rude awakening”, saying the continent allowed overcapacity to enter its markets at below-cost prices while weakening its own industrial base and building strategic dependencies. Speaking at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event in New Delhi during his India visit, De…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}