Chinese industry to seek probe into EU dairy imports - Global Times
Chinese industry to seek probe into EU dairy imports - Global Times
Chinese companies plan to ask authorities to open an "anti-subsidy" investigation into imports of some dairy products from the European Union, the state-backed Global Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing an unidentified "business insider".
The report, carried in a post on X, gave no other details.
The EU exported 1.7 billion euros ($1.84 billion) in dairy products to China in 2023, down from 2 billion in 2022, according to data from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development which cited Eurostat.
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The report comes as trade tensions between the EU and China intensify, with the EU conducting investigations into various imports from China to protect home-grown manufacturers.
In January, China opened an investigation into brandy imported from the EU.
In May, the EU launched an investigation into flat-rolled products of iron or steel plated or coated with tin from China. The European Commission is also investigating China-made electric vehicles, which is expected to lead to additional duties.
Chinese firms were also seeking a probe into EU pork imports, the Global Times reported in May.
This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.
