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In contrast to previous studies, we find that an increasing share of Chinese imports in total imports slowed down productivity growth over the observation period. This was particularly the case after the 2008-09 financial crisis and was more pronounced for firms with lower productivity growth. On average, the net effect of China's increasing import intensity on productivity growth has been negative for EU firms since 2010. At the beginning of the sample, firms with median growth experienced a modest growth-enhancing effect, which turned slightly negative in the last observation year. The effect was muted for high-growth multinationals, which experienced a productivity growth premium from Chinese import competition at higher growth rates. 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