Europe Tries to Take On China Without Launching a New Trade War

The Group of Seven industrial nations this week pledged an ambitious target to diversify away from China, adding momentum to the European Union’s own push to counter a growing trade imbalance with the world’s biggest export engine.

The 27 EU capitals unanimously agree on the economic threat posed by China’s trade policy if left unchecked. At a meeting Thursday in Brussels, the bloc’s leaders are expected to discuss how to handle upcoming trade talks with Beijing and explore possible responses — including new trade tools.

The EU is worried on multiple fronts: from a trade deficit with China that now ...