China to Impose Temporary Duties on EU Pork
China said on Friday (Sep 5) it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports, delivering another blow to shaky ties between the economic powerhouses as Brussels vowed to protect its producers. The two sides have navigated a challenging relationship in recent years, complicated greatly by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Chinese authorities launched the probe into European pork imports last year during scrutiny by Brussels of Beijing's state subsidies for the domestic electric vehicle industry. The investigation has "preliminarily determined that imports of relevant pork and pig by-products originating in the European Union are being dumped", a...