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There can't be fair competition with China as long China is a dictatorship with mass surveillance and poor workers' rights.

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Why?

996 is an example. It means workers work from 9am to 9pm 6 days a week.

Another example is the massive subsidies the government gives manufacturers.

I am aware. But EU car makers have been very successful in China.

I fear that's temporary until Chinese manufacturers have copied everything and produce it for lower costs.

This just means resigning yourself to a slow death. If you can't innovate, you will cease to exist soon anyways.

What the EU car makers need is the competition, to actually stay continually ahead.

China’s competitive advantage is cheap labour brought about by poor workers rights and a low quality of life. Innovation has nothing to do with it. It is hilarious that you think European economies want to compete with that. The tariffs eliminate the exploitation that China can leverage that European manufacturers cannot. They are actually levelling the playing field in this market - you know - making it more competitive through innovation (the thing you apparently like) vs maximising exploitation of the workforce.

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