China's Expanding Chemical Exports Spark Concerns of New Trade War Front with EU and US

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Published: 2026-11-02
Category: world
Source: Financial Times

A new report indicates that China's chemical production capacity has nearly doubled in five years, now accounting for about half of global output in certain products. This expansion is displacing foreign competitors and is expected to escalate trade tensions with the European Union and the United States, potentially opening a new front in the ongoing trade war.

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