EU to propose import curbs on other Chinese sectors, says EU chief

BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose curbs on imports from China going beyond the safeguard measures it agreed with Beijing to halve inbound shipments of Chinese hybrid cars, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. Von der Leyen told a news conference after an EU summit that the deal struck with China would not fix the structural imbalance. The EU’s goods trade deficit with China is running at more than €1 billion ($1.12 billion) a day. "And this is why we need to act," she said. "Our industries have called for action and we have heard them and we will respond, including some more safeguards.