Overview
- The delegation, which wrapped up meetings on Thursday, told Alibaba, Shein and Temu that EU safety and digital rules are non-negotiable, calling for rapid fixes.
- The three-day trip that began Tuesday brought talks in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese legislators and market regulators on unsafe goods, platform liability and access for EU firms.
- MEPs warned that Chinese industrial overcapacity and a torrent of low-value parcels are flooding the EU market, raising systemic health and safety risks for buyers.
- EU figures put 2025’s small-package total at about 5.8 to 5.9 billion with roughly 91% from China, a surge driving a customs overhaul and a new enforcement hub in Lille.
- China cast the visit as a step to stabilise relations after lifting some MEP sanctions in 2025, as a separate EU group met Taiwan’s president in Taipei this week.