The European Commission is drawing up restrictive measures on imports of Chinese products, with chemicals and equipment among the goods in its sights. The plan comes in the wake of the agreement concerning hybrid vehicles. According to the report, the goal is twofold: reducing the trade deficit and avoiding a full-blown trade war. Negotiations are presented as the preferred route to settle the dispute. The headline frames the restrictions as a topic now on the table at EU level, with several sectors coming under scrutiny.