EU to broaden import quotas and tariffs against China, official tells FT

(Reuters) - European Union industry chief Stephane Sejourne ​said Brussels would broaden ‌import quotas and tariffs against China to shield ​certain industrial sectors ​from what the bloc sees ⁠as an "existential" threat ​from Chinese imports, in ​comments to the Financial Times published on Thursday.

"We will ​use safeguard clauses ​in a more general manner on ‌sectors ⁠and not just on businesses or particular raw materials," Sejourne ​told the ​FT, ⁠adding that European industries such as ​chemicals, metals and ​clean ⁠technology were at risk of being destroyed ⁠by ​unfair Chinese ​competition.