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Behind the rhetoric and public criticism, China is adapting to CBAM -report

Published 14:10 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 14:10 on June 18, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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China repeatedly criticises the European Union's carbon border tariff as a unilateral trade measure, but a more pragmatic response is forming behind the scenes, according to a new report that said Beijing is aligning its own carbon architecture with European standards to protect exporters.
China repeatedly criticises the European Union's carbon border tariff as a unilateral trade measure, but a more pragmatic response is forming behind the scenes, according to a new report that said Beijing is aligning its own carbon architecture with European standards to protect exporters.


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