China, EU Agree to Strengthen Export Control Dialogue at Second Trade Meeting

Export controls sit at the center of the EU-China trade friction, so agreeing to keep talking is itself the deliverable here — a signal that both sides prefer managing divergence over escalating it. The mention of policy guidelines, government-business exchanges and training points to a technical, process-level track rather than a resolution of any specific restriction. Whether that channel produces anything beyond dialogue is the open question, since consultation mechanisms often coexist with tightening controls rather than preventing them.