EU boosts China de-risking efforts with plans to regain control of key sectors
Brussels seeks to cut reliance on China for chemicals and medical supplies and also unveils new stockpiling strategy

Unlike the other two, the stockpiling plan does not name China directly, but all three are aimed at reducing reliance on Chinese supply chains through tighter trade defences, reshoring, and diversification.
They reflect a broader EU agenda to de-risk from China economically, treating resilience and industrial policy as tools of geopolitical alignment.
“These realities do present a real challenge for Europe to confront. And we have started to address these challenges – whether by de-risking our economy and industry, using our new toolbox of trade defence measures, or diversifying our supply chains in sectors where China holds dependencies, if not outright monopolies,” she told the European Parliament.