China causes the loss of 500 European jobs every day.

Omissions

• The MEP omitted that this figure refers specifically to manufacturing jobs, not all jobs across the European economy.
• The MERICS source uses the qualifier 'up to' 500 per day, presenting an upper bound rather than a confirmed daily average.
• Only a single secondary source (MERICS think tank) could be found supporting the figure; no primary official source such as Eurostat or the European Commission publishes a 'jobs lost to China per day' metric.
• The exact reference period for the MERICS estimate could not be verified from the available search results.

Sources

• SecondaryMERICS (Mercator Institute for China Studies)The rise in China's exports has already contributed to significant job losses, with the EU alone losing up to 500 manufacturing jobs per day.
• SecondaryMERICS BriefsThey point to a daily goods trade deficit with China of around EUR 1 billion and the loss of roughly 500 manufacturing jobs per day across the EU.