Europe Is Buying Far More From China Than China Buys From Europe

Europe spent €360.6 billion more on Chinese goods than China spent on European goods in 2025—a jump of 15% from the previous year. The imbalance is so large that EU and Chinese officials sat down on June 29, 2026, to talk it through. Even with tariffs and attempts to buy elsewhere, the gap keeps growing, suggesting the problem runs deeper than negotiations alone can fix.