European Commissioner for An Economy that Works for the People, Valdis Dombrovskis, looks on during an online news conference on European trade policy at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 18, 2021. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Europe’s trade chief will push Beijing for fewer restrictions on European businesses on a four-day visit to China, when he can expect tough conversations over a planned EU investigation into electric car imports.
Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will take part in a joint economic and trade dialogue, meet Chinese officials and European companies active in China and deliver two speeches during his Sept. 23-26 trip to Shanghai and Beijing.
For the European Union, the visit is designed to renew dialogue with China after its COVID-19 closure and as EU wariness…