{
  "id": 9140535,
  "title": "EU spends three times more on imports from China than bloc exports there",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eu-spends-three-times-more-on-imports-from-china-than-bloc-exports",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:54:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/22/eu-imports-china-exports-trade-deficit-xi-jinping-donald-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Study shows trade deficit ran at more than €1bn a day in July, days before Xi Jinping’s summit with Donald Trump Business live – latest updates Consumers and businesses in the EU are spending three times more on Chinese imports than their counterparts in China are buying from the bloc, a study has shown. Customs data showed the gap between the EU’s imports from China and exports to China, the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}