Dombrovskis, who is also the bloc's trade commissioner, is on a four-day visit to China seeking more balanced economic ties with the EU.
Citing the bloc's trade deficit as an example, he added "the EU also needs to protect itself in situations when its openness is abused."
LITMUS TESTThe EU blames its 400 billion euro trade deficit partly on Chinese restrictions on European companies.
A "thousand" barriers to market access have propelled the trade deficit to its "highest in the history of mankind", EU Ambassador to China Jorge Toledo lamented at a forum in Beijing on Thursday.
One with whom the EU wishes to work towards a more balanced trade and investment relationship."
Persons:
Valdis Dombrovskis, Jason Xue, Dombrovskis, China Jorge Toledo, Lifeng, Moscow, Brenda Goh, Albee Zhang, Shri Navaratnam, William Mallard
Organizations:
European Commission, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, European Union, Bund Summit, EU, Global Times, Thomson
Locations:
Shanghai, China, Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, Beijing, Dombrovskis