Germany eyes free-trade zone to rival China

Article discusses ideas circulating in German government circles that spurred by concern about China’s growing economic might, that there should be a plan for a free-trade zone between Europe and the US, although it should be seen as a tool to encourage global free trade and not as a protectionist measure.
Separately, the article says that the US, Canada and the European Union complained to the World Trade Organisation, 15 September 2006, about China’s tariffs on car parts, raising the prospect of Beijing facing its first WTO dispute

European Commission: DG Trade: Press Release, 15.9.06: WTO Dispute Settlement: EU requests establishment of WTO panel on Chinese auto parts tariffs http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/dispute/pr150906_en.htm

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