TREE NEWS update: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and EU Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maros Sefcovic co-chaired the second meeting of the China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism in Beijing on October 8-9, issuing a joint statement. The two sides reviewed progress across four working areas — trade and investment balance, export controls, intellectual property, and WTO reform — and held constructive discussions on key economic and trade issues.
China, EU Hold Second Meeting of Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism in Beijing
AI take
The consultation mechanism's second meeting matters less for its joint statement than for the working areas it keeps alive: export controls and WTO reform are exactly where China-EU friction has been hardest to manage bilaterally. Keeping those channels active signals both sides still prefer a structured process over unilateral escalation, which matters for supply chains tied to RWA and tokenized trade flows. Whether the four working areas produce tangible outcomes before the next meeting is the open question.
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