China goes whole hog in EU trade tussle over pork imports

Beijing strikes back at EV tariffs, risking a trade war over pig products

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A butcher sells pork at a market stall in Madrid, Spain. Spain accounted for 22% of China's imported pork in 2023. © Reuters

Adriel Kasonta is a London-based political risk consultant and lawyer. Kasonta is a former policy analyst at the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry's investigation into pork imports from the European Union -- a counterstrike to the EU's imposition of up to 37.6% anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles -- is a calculated message from Beijing to Brussels: Protectionist measures will have far-reaching consequences.

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